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Creator Role
administer producer
Description
The object is a Confederate States of America twenty-dollar bill. In order to finance its government and war, the CSA created a monetary system and printed bank notes in the following denominations: 50 cents, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000.
Description Source
The Henry Ford. https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/370090/ (accessed January 28, 2019).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
17 February 1864
Measurement
3 X 7 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
Paper (Fiber product)
Inscription
recto, in part: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA / will pay TWENTY DOLLARS to the bearer / on demand RICHMOND February 17th 1864. verso, in part: TWENTY
Subjects
Money--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Work Type
paper money
Class
Ephemera
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
7604
Digital ID
FVW_07604
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.