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3 Dollars Eastern Bank of Alabama
| Issuer | Eastern Bank of Alabama |
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| Year | 1858 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | A large numeral 3 appears at the left, flanking the upper central vignette of 'General Marion's Sweet Potato Dinner,' a well-known patriotic scene after the painting by John Blake White. A vignette at the lower left shows an enslaved figure holding a bushel of cotton, while a portrait of Benjamin Franklin occupies the lower right corner. The note is dated March 15th, 1860, and was issued at Eufaula, Alabama. |
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| Obverse lettering | NO. 8586 A 3 The EASTERN BANK OF ALABAMA Will pay THREE DOLLARS to bearer on demand EUFAULA March 15th, 1860 THREE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY THREE |
| Reverse description | The reverse is plain, left unprinted as was typical of many obsolete American state bank issues of the antebellum period, with no vignettes, lettering, or decorative elements present. |
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