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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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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on white paper with green letterpress underprint. Central vignette shows the South Carolina state seal flanked by allegorical female figure and a Revolutionary War officer, with a sailing ship at right; ornate guilloche rosettes at upper left and right bear the denomination "20". An oval vignette at lower right shows a seated woman, while cursive manuscript text and green "20" numerals fill the lower register. |
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| Obverse lettering | REVENUE BOND SCRIP Columbia S.C. March 2.ᵈ 1872 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. ACT. MARCH 2, 1872 |
| Reverse description | Entirely in green intaglio. Two large lathe-work guilloche rosettes, each bearing the numeral "20" surrounded by repeating denomination counters, flank a central ornate cartouche enclosing the statutory text. Dense geometric engine-turned patterns fill the background throughout, with "American Bank Note Co. New-York" imprints at lower left and right. |
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