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ETAT DE ALABAMA
| Issuer | United States |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central oval vignette with a portrait of William Wyatt Bibb, First Governor of Alabama, in profile, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and guilloche borders. The year 1819 appears in large numerals at all four corners, with a state seal underprint to the left of the portrait. A disclaimer text reads "THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL TENDER" above the serial number. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1819 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL TENDER IT IS A CERTIFICATE FOR THE STATE OF ALABAMA A12141819L William Wyatt Bibb First Governor of Alabama MONTGOMERY, AL SERIES 2003 STATE OF ALABAMA Copyright © 2003 AAC |
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No entity called "Etat de Alabama" has issued banknotes under U.S. federal or state authority. The phrase is French for "State of Alabama," but Alabama has not issued its own currency — certainly not in 2003, decades after any plausible state-level emission and well into the era of exclusive Federal Reserve note circulation. This item is almost certainly a novelty or fantasy piece, not a legitimate fiscal instrument.