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75 Cents Corporation of Danville
| Uitgever | Corporation of Danville |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1861 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Receivable in Town Taxes / THE CORPORATION OF DANVILLE / Promise to pay to the bearer / SEVENTY FIVE CENTS / in current funds when presented in sums of five dollars. / Danville July 2, 1861 / _____________ Treas / _____________ Pres |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is plain, showing no printed design, vignettes, or lettering, consistent with the single-sided letterpress production typical of Civil War-era municipal scrip. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Danville was one of dozens of Virginia municipalities that resorted to issuing fractional notes in 1861 as specie vanished from circulation almost immediately after secession. The Corporation of Danville notes were locally produced — not an uncommon arrangement in the early Confederate period, when Southern printers scrambled to fill a void that Richmond's nascent financial apparatus couldn't yet address.
The 75-cent denomination is among the more awkward fractional values of the period, reflecting genuine desperation over small-change shortages rather than any rational monetary planning.