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75 Cents City of Lynchburg, Virginia
| Issuer | City of Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse description | Typeset letterpress note printed in black on plain paper, with the denomination numeral "75" in large bold type at each of the four corners. A small vignette at top center depicts a chained dog guarding a safe, functioning as an informal security emblem. The face is composed entirely of letterpress text blocks setting out the issuing authority, place, date, and payment obligation, with a signature line at lower right for the president's representative. |
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| Obverse lettering | (Left edge lettering on a vertical plane -) Issued by authority of an act of (missing letters) Assembly of the State of Virginia (Remainder of Text Left to Right and top to bottom) Received in payment of City Taxes and all other city dues LYNCHBURG May 1, 1862 Serial Number..... THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG Will pay to Bearer, in Current Funds SEVENTY - FIVE CENTS When Demanded in the sum of One or more Dollars (Signature line)_______________ for Pres`t |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, with the plain paper exhibiting aged discolouration, surface cracking consistent with heavy circulation wear, and a partially legible handwritten inscription or endorsement towards the lower centre. |
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