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| Issuer | State of North Carolina Treasury |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a full-rigged sailing ship under sail at sea, set within an arched scrollwork frame bearing the legend 'THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL PAY TO BEARER AT' in bold lettering. The denomination 'FIFTY CENTS' appears in a rectangular cartouche at lower center, with the handwritten serial number and redemption date 'January 1st 1866' below the vignette. A decorative floral and figural vignette panel occupies the right margin alongside the numeral '50', while 'FIFTY CENTS' is printed vertically along the left border, and a circular 'BY AUTHORITY OF LAW' seal appears at lower right above the manuscript signature and printed imprint of J.T. Paterson & Co., Augusta, Ga. |
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| Obverse lettering | RECEIVABLE IN PAYMENT OF ALL PUBLIC DUES. THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL PAY TO BEARER AT the Treasury on or before January 1st 1866 FIFTY CENTS Raleigh, Sep.t 1st 1862. BY AUTHORITY OF LAW For Pub. Treas. J.T. Paterson & Co. Augusta Ga. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL PAY to bearer at the Treasurer's Office in the City of RALEIGH, on the First day of Sept.r 1862, FORTY DOLLARS on Bond No. for $1000. For PUBLIC TREASURER. THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL PAY to bearer at the Treasurer's Office in the City of RALEIGH, on the First day of March 1863, FORTY DOLLARS on Bond No. for $1000. For PUBLIC TREASURER. THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL PAY to bearer at the Treasurer's Office in the City of RALEIGH, on the First day of Sept.r 1865, FORTY DOLLARS on Bond No. for $1000. For PUBLIC TREASURER. THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL PAY to bearer at the Treasurer's Office in the City of RALEIGH, on the First day of March 1865, FORTY DOLLARS on Bond No. for $1000. For PUBLIC TREASURER. |
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