Confederate States of America, $100 note, August - October, 1862 Manufacturer: Confederate States of America
Printer: J. T. Paterson & Co. (Augusta, GA)

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1862

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Dimensions

80 × 190 mm (8 × 19 cm)

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of William H. Greer, Jr.

Accession Number

2001.87.45584

Geography

Printed in Richmond, Virginia

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATE STATES & THE UNITED STATES, THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BEARER, WITH INTEREST AT TWO CENTS PER DAY; RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL DUES EXCEPT EXPORT DUTIES; Railway scene with steam train pulling in, two ships behind, small crowd watching train in front at center; Milkmaid holding wooden bucket on head at left; numeral 100 in top right corner; numeral C in bottom right corner; black ink

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Blank
Provenance
William H. Greer, Jr.; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

money, paper money

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