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2 Dollars State of South Carolina
| Issuer | State of South Carolina |
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| Year | 1872 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black and green, the obverse bears a cotton plant branch vignette in the upper left, with two farm maidens carrying sheaves of grain below; the central vignette presents a large, detailed port scene with numerous sailing vessels and cotton bales on the wharf. A large green tint underprint panel runs across the lower portion of the note, with a portrait of Eugénie de Montijo in the lower right corner. The imprint of the American Bank Note Co., New York appears at the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | Columbia S.C. March 2nd 1872 REVENUE BOND SCRIP State of South Carolina Receivable as TWO DOLLARS in payment of all taxes and dues to the State except special tax levied to pay interest on public debt. __________STATE TREASURER American Bank Note Co. New York |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is dominated by two large lathe-work guilloche counters, each bearing a bold numeral 2, positioned at the left and right edges within elaborate engine-turned floral and foliate borders. A central cartouche framed by intricate guilloche ornaments carries the statutory text in letterpress, with decorative foliate corner pieces completing the design. |
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