Copy of Three Confederate Currency Bills
date: label: Date
content: 1861
name: label: Printed by
content: B. Duncan, American, 1902
label: Printed by
content: J. T. Paterson, American
label: Printed by
content: Hoyer & Ludwig, American, founded 1861
label: Subject of
content: Alexander H. Stephens, American, 1812 - 1883
label: Subject of
content: Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: Copy of Three Confederate Currency Bills stamped onto a yellow paper. All three bills are from the Confederate States of America. The top note is for 20 dollars and features an illustration of a three mast ship. It is dated [September 2nd, 1861] and has the identifying markers of [No. 31928]. On the left of the note a man stands leaning against a wooden table and other ship implements. The second note is for 100 dollars and features a large central illustration of a train with the sea and ships in the background. The note is dates, [June 5, 1862] and has the identifying number [No. 4047]. On the left of the image a woman stands in a countryside holding a bucket on her head. The bottom note is for 20 dollars and is dated to [September 2, 1861] and has the identifying number, [No. 10727]. The central image is a woman and cherub putting flowers around the large number [20]. In the corner is a portrait of Alexander H. Stephens. On the right is an image of a woman leaning on an anchor standing in front of a palm tree.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Coins and Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.9.27
objectType: label: Type
content: money
label: Type
content: American paper money
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)