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20 Dollars State of South Carolina
| Issuer | State of South Carolina |
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| Year | 1872 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse lettering | REVENUE BOND SCRIP Columbia, S. C. March 2nd, 1872 No. 459 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Receivable as TWENTY DOLLARS in payment of all taxes and dues to the State except special tax levied to pay interest on public debt American Bank Note Co. New York ACT OF MARCH 2, 1872 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green and consists of an elaborate geometric lathe-work design. Two large circular guilloche medallions, each bearing the numeral 20 surrounded by repeated micro-numeral 20 counters within an oak-leaf wreath border, flank a central rectangular panel of intricate engine-turned guilloche work enclosing the authorising legislative text. The printer's imprint appears at the lower left and lower right margins. |
| 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 American Bank Note Co. New-York American Bank Note Co. New-York |
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