3 Dollars South Carolina Rail Road

€356,421.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1840-1898
TypeLocal banknote
Value3 Dollars (3 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionPaper
Size185 × 80 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterAmerican Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), Ottawa, New York, United States (1795-date)
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Obverse descriptionAt left, the numeral 3 circular motifs above and below a portrait of an allegory of the Goddess of Agriculture. Oval motifs with numeral 3 at left and right of central vignette depicting a train boarding with ships in the background. Below, a large red THREE pocket. To the left, a orange pocket/watermark with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Signature lines of the President and Auditor. Value repeated along bottom border.
Reverse descriptionBlank.
Signature(s)lines of the President and Auditor. Value repeated along bottom border. Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive), Latin (Fraktur blackletter) Lettering: Office of the South Carolina Rail Road Charleston S.C. Receivable as Three Dollars in all payments to the Sout
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Obverse letteringOffice of the South Carolina Rail Road Charleston S.C. Receivable as Three Dollars in all payments to the South Carolina Rail Road Company.
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Catalog ID7986809910
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