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
Type
money
american paper money
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543e745dc-d994-4acd-bad0-896dcc3ff388

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