North Carolina paper currency, value one dollar

TP.1986.040.001.oj.jpg
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Dublin Core

Title

North Carolina paper currency, value one dollar

Subject

Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens

Description

Typeset one-dollar Bill with engraved figure of Minerva leaning on a pedestal; narrow border on left inscribed: “Receivable in payment of Public Dues”; narrow border on right: (san serif type) ONE DOLLAR.” Inscription: “THE State of North Carolina/ No. 10465 WILL PAY TO BEARER/ [Serial letter] A/ ONE DOLLAR/ AT THE [small image of a sailing ship] TREASURY/ On or before January 1st 1866./ RALEIGH, OCT. 16TH, 1861. (signed in ink) Henry [illegible] for Pub. Treasr.” Printed on reverse in ornate red design with red san serif type: “ONE DOLLAR.”
Person: Minerva leaning on a pedestal.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Tryon Palace

Publisher

Unknown

Date

1861, Oct. 16th

Contributor

Richards, Nancy
Knight, Dean

Rights

Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.”

Relation

Differs from TP.1986.039.001 in date of issue and signature.

Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Money

Identifier

TP.1986.040.001

Coverage

North Carolina, Raleigh?

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Money

Physical Dimensions

OH: 2 ¼” (5.7 cm); OW: 5 ¼” (13.3. cm)

Citation

Unknown, “North Carolina paper currency, value one dollar,” Craven County Digital History, accessed November 22, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/598.