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1 Dollar
| Uitgever | Treasury of Liberia |
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| Jaar | 1857-1864 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ON DEMAND AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT THE TREASURER OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA WILL PAY TO BEARER IN GOLD OR SILVER COIN ONE DOLLAR |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain unprinted reverse on aged cream paper, showing fold lines and scattered foxing consistent with the note's mid-nineteenth century issue period; no printed design, text, or ornamental elements are present. |
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The Treasury of Liberia issued this note during one of the most financially precarious periods in the republic's early history. Liberia had no functioning central bank and chronically insufficient hard currency — these Treasury notes were essentially promissory instruments issued against revenues the government could not reliably collect. Counterfeiting was a persistent problem, and public confidence in paper money remained thin throughout the series run.
Pick 7 is among the genuinely rare survivors of nineteenth-century Liberian paper, with very few authenticated examples known. The American Colonization Society's declining influence over Liberian finances during this period meant the government was largely improvising its monetary arrangements.