Confederate Currency, The State of Florida, One Dollar, 1864
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Confederate currency during the Civil War was anything but uniform -- it had various designs, numerous issuers, and was redeemable for payment in different ways. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes. And individual states and cities issued their own paper currency, too. This decentralized Confederate monetary system reflected Southern values -- Southerners prized states' rights over a strong central government.
Confederate currency during the Civil War was anything but uniform -- it had various designs, numerous issuers, and was redeemable for payment in different ways. The Confederate Treasury printed bank notes. And individual states and cities issued their own paper currency, too. This decentralized Confederate monetary system reflected Southern values -- Southerners prized states' rights over a strong central government.
Artifact
Paper money
Date Made
1864
Subject Date
01 January 1864
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, South Carolina, Columbia
United States, Florida, Tallahassee
Creator Notes
Printed by Keatinge & Ball in Columbia, South Carolina for The State of Florida Treasury, Tallahassee, Florida.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1104.1802
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 2.75 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
In part recto: TALLAHASSEE JAN 1ST 1864 / NO. 122 / ONE / THE STATE OF FLORIDA / WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / ONE DOLLAR
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