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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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| Size | 176 × 80 mm |
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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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Texas issued its own treasury warrants throughout the Civil War years as the Confederate supply chain for printing materials grew increasingly unreliable. By 1864, the state was operating under severe paper and ink shortages, and local Austin production meant quality varied considerably from one printing run to the next. These warrants functioned as de facto currency within the state but were not legal tender in the strict Confederate sense — they circulated on the credibility of Texas alone.
Surviving examples frequently show foxing and toning consistent with the low-grade wartime paper stock used in Austin. The S3406 series is among the later Texas warrants, issued when redemption at face value was already a theoretical rather than practical promise.