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25 Cents State of Alabama
| Uitgever | State of Alabama |
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| Jaar | 1863 |
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| Valuta | Dollar |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central vignette of a hay wagon with bales in a rural landscape, enclosed within an oval frame. To the upper left, an ornate cartouche contains a map of Alabama; to the lower right, a portrait vignette of a woman in period dress. A circular guilloche counter bearing the numeral '25' appears at the upper right, with a large red overprint of '25 Cts' across the lower centre. A vertical left-margin inscription reads 'RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL PUBLIC DUES', and the Governor's manuscript signature appears at the bottom. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | THE STATE OF ALABAMA WILL PAY TO BEARER IN Confederate States Treasury Notes When presented at the State Treasury In sums of Twenty Dollars & upwards TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Montgomery, Janʸ 1ˢᵗ 1863 25 Cts GOVERNOR Engd by J.T. Paterson & Co. Augusta, Ga. |
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Alabama issued fractional currency in 1863 because small coins had vanished almost entirely from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply absorbed by wartime disruption. State governments across the Confederacy filled the gap with low-denomination notes, and Alabama was no exception. J.T. Paterson & Co. of Augusta, Georgia printed a substantial share of these Southern fractionals, working under considerable supply constraints as the war ground on.
Paper quality and ink consistency vary noticeably across surviving examples — a direct consequence of wartime shortages rather than careless production.