On the left, we find a sailor leaning on an anchor. In the center, a representation of slaves loading a cart with cotton bales. A baler is visible in the background. This vignette is taken from a bill issued locally in Turnpike County, Mississippi in 1839.
Reverse description
Blank.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
No watermark. Variable paper quality, variable
thickness.
Obverse lettering
Six Months after the Ratification
of a Treaty of peace between
the Confederate States
and the United States
RECEIVABLE
IN PAYMENT
OF ALL DUES
EXCEPT
EXPORT DUES
Fundable in Confederate
States Stock bearing
Eight per Cent Interest
THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF
AMERICA
Will pay ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS to bearer
RICHMOND, VA September 2nd. 1861
