5 Dollars Bank of the State of South Carolina

€1.00
IssuerConfederate States
Year1861
TypeLocal banknote
Value5 Dollars
CurrencyDollar
CompositionPaper
Size190 × 82 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterRawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York, United States (1847-1858)
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Obverse descriptionCircular 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.
Reverse descriptionBlank.
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Obverse letteringTHE 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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Catalog ID5171032240
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