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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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| Reverse description | The reverse is unadorned save for a large guilloche lattice underprint covering the entire field, printed in pale tone, providing a decorative security background. The denomination 'ONE DOLLAR' is overprinted in bold serif capitals at center, with a decorative geometric lace border running along the top and bottom edges. |
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| Protection description | Intricate geometric lattice guilloche pattern covering the full reverse field, serving as an anti-counterfeiting underprint. |
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