20 Dollars State of South Carolina

Issuer Confederate States
Year 1872
Type Local banknote
Value 20 Dollars
Currency Dollar
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Size 184 × 82 mm
Shape Rectangular
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Reference(s) Criswell CS#SC-7
Obverse description Numeral 20 in all 4 corners, Left & right Floral Motif on top corners, Center a Large Allegorical vignette of Lady Liberty, Soldier, and Angel guarding State Seal, Right lower corner a portrait of a young woman, Center bottom a green rectangle pocket, 2 green 20 pockets
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 Very large green geometric center Protector with a central bank statement
Reverse lettering ISSUED UNDER AN ACT TO RELIEVE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA OF ALL LIABILITY FOR IT`S GUARANTY OF THE BONDS OF THE BLUERIDGE RAIL ROAD COMPANY 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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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 8559460490
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