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10 Dollars State of Georgia
| Issuer | State of Georgia |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central allegorical vignette showing a seated female figure accompanied by a reclining male figure and agricultural produce, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. Large ornate numerals '10' appear in the left and right margins, with a green oval counter at the lower right and a 'REGISTERED' stamp at center bottom. The bold arched legend 'THE STATE OF GEORGIA' runs across the upper portion, with the issuance place and date 'MILLEDGEVILLE, APRIL 6TH 1864' inscribed above, and the denomination 'TEN DOLLARS' in letterpress below the vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | Milledgeville, April 6th 1864. THE STATE OF GEORGIA PAY THE BEARER TEN DOLLARS AT HER TREASURY On the 25th day of December next, in Confederate Treasury notes issued after the 1 of April 1864, if presented within three months after maturity, otherwise not redeemable except for payment of Public Dues. |
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Georgia's state-issued currency from 1864 was a product of pure necessity — the Confederate central government's notes had depreciated so severely that individual states stepped in to provide functioning local exchange media. Howell & Brothers, a Columbus, Georgia printing firm, produced this and related Georgia state issues under difficult wartime conditions, with limited engraving resources evident in the relatively crude execution compared to earlier prewar Southern notes.
By the time this note circulated, gold had effectively vanished from Georgia commerce. Sherman's March to the Sea began that same year, and any state paper issued after mid-1864 had a functional lifespan measured in months.