Confederate States of America, $20 note, 17th of February, 1864 Engraver: Keatinge and Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
Manufacturer: Confederate States of America
Magistrate: for Register Mrs. Mary B Kirby
Magistrate: for Treasurer Miss E A Baker

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1864

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Paper

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.31071

Geography

Made in Richmond, Virginia

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: TWO YEARS AFTER / THE / RATIFICATION OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN/ THE CONFEDERATE / STATES/ AND THE / UNITED STATES/ OF AMERICA surrounds an image of the state capital house in Nashville, TN, with a man and a woman standing in front of the house. TWENTY is written down the left side of the note against an ornate background. 20 is against an ornate background in the top right corner of the note. bust r. below the number. THE/ CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA/WILL PAY TWENTY DOLLARS TO THE BEARER/ ON DEMAND/ RICHMOND FEBRUARY 17TH 1864 is above two signatures and /FOR REGISTER/ and /FOR TREASURER.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: 20 is written in each corner in blue ink. TWENTY is in the centre of the note and is against an ornate blue background.
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

dollars (paper money), money, paper money

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