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3 Dollars South Carolina Rail Road
| Issuer | South Carolina Rail Road Company |
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| Year | 1840-1898 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, the numeral 3 set within circular ornamental motifs above and below a portrait vignette of an allegorical figure representing the Goddess of Agriculture. Oval counter panels with the numeral 3 flank a central vignette of a steam train boarding passengers with ships visible in the background. Below the central vignette, a large red letterpress denomination panel reading THREE, with an orange underprint panel to the left bearing a portrait of Abraham Lincoln; two signature lines for the President and Auditor appear below, with the value repeated along the bottom border. |
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| Obverse lettering | Office of the South Carolina Rail Road Charleston S.C. Receivable as Three Dollars in all payments to the South Carolina Rail Road Company. |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse on aged paper stock, with a large red Gothic-script overprint across the lower-centre field, likely a cancellation or redemption stamp, and a row of punch-hole cancellations along the bottom edge. |
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