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2 Dollars State of South Carolina
| Issuer | State of South Carolina |
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| Year | 1872 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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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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| 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. |
| Reverse lettering | ISSUED UNDER AN ACT TO RELIEVE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA OF ALL LIABILITY FOR ITS GUARANTY OF THE BONDS OF THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD COMPANY BY PROVIDING FOR THE SECURING AND DESTRUCTION OF THE SAME. MARCH 2, 1872 |
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