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20 Dollars Treasury Warrant - State of Texas
| Issuer | State of Texas Treasury |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black on white paper with green underprint elements. The upper left corner bears a guilloche-bordered denomination box with the numeral '20', while the upper right carries a matching box with the Roman numeral 'XX'. A vertical ornamental panel runs along the left margin bearing the text 'TWENTY DOLLARS' in letterpress. The main text field is typeset in a combination of bold and script letterforms, with the central legend 'TREASURER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS' in bold capitals, above a large green lathe-work underprint reading 'TWENTY DOLLARS'. Manuscript entries in ink record the warrant number, appropriation, payee, and the Comptroller's Office date of Austin, June 20, 1864. |
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| Obverse lettering | TREASURY WARRANT RECEIVABLE FOR PUBLIC DUES—FUNDABLE IN EIGHT PER CENT. BONDS. Under Act of Dec. 16, 1863 for MILITARY service, the TREASURER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, Will pay To or Bearer TWENTY DOLLARS Comptroller's Office, Austin, June 20, 1864 Comptroller. Registered: |
| Reverse description | The reverse is an uninked impression showing the mirror image of the obverse letterpress and underprint elements visible through the thin paper stock, with no independently printed design or text; the surface is otherwise plain. |
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