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| Issuer | County of Shenandoah |
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| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | A wholly typeset, text-based obligation on cream paper, enclosed within a double-rule rectangular border. At the top center, the large bold numeral "75" is flanked by italic legends reading "Issued by Order of Court." to the left and "Receivable in payment of County Dues." to the right, with the place and date "Woodstock, Va., May 11th, 1863" immediately below. The central field carries the promise-to-pay clause in graduated letterpress type, with the written denomination "Seventy-Five Cents" in the largest display font; a small guilloche ornament occupies the lower-left corner, and two manuscript signatures with the role abbreviations "CL'K" and "P. J." are applied across the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | Issued by Order of Court. 75 Receivable in payment of County Dues. Woodstock, Va., May 11th, 1863. THE COUNTY OF SHENANDOAH WILL PAY THE BEARER, IN CURRENT FUNDS, Seventy-Five Cents WHEN PRESENTED IN SUMS OF TEN DOLLARS. CL'K. P. J. |
| Reverse description | Reverse entirely unprinted, left blank. |
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