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| Issuer | Augusta Insurance and Banking Co. |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Size | 110 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | A central vignette of a bull or cow appears at top center, flanked by the numeral 10 at upper left and a red overprinted 10 at upper right. The note is printed in black letterpress on plain paper with text arranged across the face in a straightforward typeset layout typical of Civil War-era Southern scrip. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse consists of the printed face of an earlier Augusta Insurance and Banking Co. ten-dollar banknote, repurposed as backing stock. Visible elements include large ornate guilloche medallions with the numeral 10 at lower left and lower right, a vertical panel reading DOLLARS / TEN DOLLARS in a repeating band at center, and diagonal script lettering associated with the original ten-dollar note's design, all printed in black intaglio. |
| Reverse lettering | DOLLARS TEN DOLLARS |
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