| Issuer | Confederate States |
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| Year | 1861 |
| Type | Local banknote |
| Value | 5 Dollars |
| Currency | Dollar |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 190 × 82 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York, United States (1847-1858) |
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| Reference(s) | Haxbyl#SC45-48e |
| Obverse description |
Circular motifs with the number 5 at all four corners. Center left portrait of General Marion. Large center vignette breakfast scene of sweet potatoes roasting in the fire, and shows General Marion, known as the “Swamp Fox,” inviting a British soldier to share breakfast. Right side is another portrait of General Marion, A large bright red pocket FIVE in center bottom.
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| Obverse lettering |
THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS OF THE BANK OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Promise to pay FIVE dollars on demand to ___________ or bearer at their office in CHARLESTON, S.C. Oct 5 1860 ____________cash_____________Pres Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson New York
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| Reverse description |
Blank.
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| Variants |
January 2, 1911
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| Numisquare ID |
5171032240
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