- Created by
- Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, American, 1847 - 1851
- Subject of
- Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
- Date
- April 15, 1861
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 7/8 × 6 13/16 in. (7.3 × 17.3 cm)
- Description
- The Bank of South Carolina ten dollar bill featuring a large sailboat at sea with smaller boats in the background. At the top above the illustration is the identifiying mark, [No. 451] on each side of the note. Two decorative circles with the number [10] in the center surround the identifying marks. Under the illustration is the text, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA / Will Pay / TEN DOLLARS / on demand / on demand to [illedigble signiture] or Bearer / Charleston April 15 1861]. Stamped on top of the text in red is the word, [TEN]. Below are the signitures, [M A Dueber Cashr.] and [Geo. B Reid Prest.]. Under Reid's signiture is the printer, [Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York.] In between the signitures is a circulation illustration of a tree broken lying on the ground with its roots exposed in front of a palm tree. On the left border underneath the circle are two mermaid like creatures above a rectangular image of a boat at sea. On the right edge is a man in a toga holding up a scroll with writing standing on a pedastal. On the bottom the word [TEN] is written in bold. The back is blank.
- Place made
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Coins and Currency
- Topic
- American South
- Commerce
- Government
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.9.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




