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25 Cents State of Georgia
| Issuer | State of Georgia Treasury |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S861 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette of three standing male figures in conversation, rendered in intaglio engraving. The denomination numeral '25' appears at both left and right corners, with a green Treasury seal visible at upper right. The note carries bold letterpress text across the lower portion identifying the issuing authority and redemption terms. |
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| Obverse lettering | Milledgeville. Ga. January 1st, 1863 25 THE STATE OF GEORGIA Will pay the bearer TWENTY FIVE CENTS at the Treasury in Confederate Treasury Notes when presented in sums of Five Dollars and upwards. |
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Georgia's wartime fractional notes were a direct response to the disappearance of small coinage from circulation — hoarding accelerated sharply after 1861 as the Confederate monetary situation deteriorated. The state treasury issued these quarter-dollar notes to fill gaps that neither Confederate currency nor private scrip adequately covered at the retail level.
Milledgeville, then the state capital, housed the issuing authority. The city was abandoned to Sherman's army in November 1864, which effectively ended any further redemption activity for these notes.