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1 Dollar State of North Carolina
| Issuer | State of North Carolina |
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| Year | 1861 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, a standing allegorical female figure on a pedestal, rendered in a classical engraved vignette style. The title 'The State of North Carolina' runs in bold Gothic script across the upper portion of the note, with 'ONE DOLLAR' in large black-letter type at center. A small vignette of a sailing vessel appears at mid-center flanked by ornate scroll work, below which the redemption clause is rendered in copperplate script; the date 'Raleigh, Oct. 17th, 1861' appears at lower left, with a manuscript signature at lower center for the Public Treasurer. The denomination 'ONE DOLLAR' is also printed vertically along the right border. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE State of North Carolina WILL PAY TO BEARER ONE DOLLAR AT THE TREASURY On or before January 1st, 1866. RALEIGH, OCT. 17TH, 1861. Receivable in payment of Public Dues. ONE DOLLAR |
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North Carolina began issuing its own state currency in 1861 after secession, before the Confederate government had established a reliable note supply. This 1 Dollar note was printed locally in Raleigh — unusual for the period, when most Southern states relied on Northern bank note engravers whose services were suddenly unavailable. The guilloche underprint was a deliberate anti-counterfeiting measure, though the limited technical resources in Raleigh meant the printing quality varied considerably across the run.
State issues like this were eventually displaced by Confederate currency, but continued to circulate alongside it out of practical necessity.