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5 Dollars State of Alabama
| Issuer | State of Alabama |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Engraver(s) | W. Keenan & Co. |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of an agricultural labour scene in which a mounted white overseer on horseback surveys four enslaved workers in a wheat field; a standing female figure holding a liberty cap on a staff occupies the lower left corner, while a tree bearing a decorative scroll appears at the lower right. The state name and denomination are lettered above and below the central vignette respectively, with the serial number and two manuscript signatures in iron gall ink at the foot of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | Montgomery 1st Jan, 1864 THE STATE OF ALABAMA Scene No. (serial number) Will pay FIVE DOLLARS to the Bearer Redeemable in CONFEDERATE TREASURY NOTES, or in FIVE PER CENT. COUPON BONDS of the State, at the option of the State. (Signature of Comptroller) (Signature of Treasurer) (Translation: N/A, written in English) |
| Reverse description | Reverse is unprinted and plain, with show-through of the obverse design visible due to the thin paper stock. |
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