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| Issuer | Confederate States of America |
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| Year | 1861 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, a portrait vignette of Robert M.T. Hunter; at center, a pastoral scene depicting soldiers sharing a meal with civilians; at right, a standing allegorical figure of Minerva. The face is typeset in letterpress with multiple lines of legal tender and redemption text framing the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | FUNDABLE IN EIGHT PER CENT STOCK OR BONDS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES SIX MONTHS AFTER THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATE STATES & THE UNITED STATES. THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA WILL PAY TEN DOLLARS TO BEARER RICHMOND, SEPTEMBER 2, 1861 RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL DUES EXCEPT EXPORT DUTIES |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse on cream-toned paper, typical of early Confederate emission issues produced under wartime printing constraints, showing natural aging and fold lines. |
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