Confederate States of America, $50 note, 17th February, 1864 Engraver: Keatinge and Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
Manufacturer: Confederate States of America
Magistrate: for Register Miss S. E. Laval
Magistrate: for Treasurer Miss Alice Miller

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1864

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Paper

Dimensions

181 × 78 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.32052

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 above THE CONFEDERATE/ STATES OF/AMERICA/ above WILL PAY TO THE/BEARER ON DEMAND/FIFTY DOLLARS/ RICHMOND FEB 17TH, 1864 above signatures. In the centre sits a bust r. of Jefferson Davis

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: FIFTY is written in scrollwork on the blue background. FIFTY in type is in the top and bottom centres of the note. 50 in scrollwork is in each corner of the note.
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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