4 Dollars Bank of Augusta

Issuer Confederate States
Year 1863
Type Local banknote
Value 4 Dollars
Currency Dollar
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Size 182 × 87 mm
Shape Rectangular
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Obverse description Centre vignette shows a man seated with a threshing winnow, with farm buildings and a horse in the background. Round portraits of Ben. Franklin and Geo. Washington at left and right, respectively.
Obverse lettering FOUR 4 4 FOUR The President Directors & Comp.ʸ of the BANK OF AUGUSTA promise to pay on demand Four Dollars to ____ or bearer. Augusta Georgia ____ 18__ ____ Cash.ʳ ____Pres.ᵗ
Reverse description Portions of 10 cent, 25 cent, and 50 cent bills from the same bank. Note that these tickets promise to be paid for in Confederate States notes. It was not unusual for the time to print on both sides, rendering part of the sheet unusable.
Reverse lettering 25 A The President, Directors & Co. of the BANK OF AUGUSTA Will pay TWENTY-FIVE CENTS on demand, in Confederate Treasury Notes, when sum of Five Dollars is presented. Augusta, Ga., Jan 1, 1863. 50 A The President, Directors & Co. of the BANK OF AUGUSTA Will pay FIFTY CENTS on demand, in Confederate Treasury Notes, when sum of Five Dollars is presented. Augusta, Ga., Jan 1, 1863. 10 A The President, Directors & Co. of the BANK OF AUGUSTA Will pay TEN CENTS on demand, in Confederate Treasury Notes, when sum of Five Dollars is presented. Augusta, Ga., Jan 1, 1863.
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 3112093140
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