Title

Confederate States of America paper currency, value fifty dollars

Maker

Keating & Ball, Columbia, South Carolina, lithographers

Material

Laid paper, ink

Origin

[Virginia, Richmond]

Date:

1864

Dimensions:

OH:  3 3/8” (8.4 cm); OW:  7 ¼” (18.5 cm)

Description:

Lithographed fifty-dollar bill printed in black on a redish network background; narrow borders on all four sides with “fifty 50 fifty 50…”  Central vignette: Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. Main text: “50” in seal in upper left and right corners; “Two Years after the  Ratification of a Treaty/ of Peace between the   Confederate States/ and the  United States/ THE CONFEDERATE/ N^o/ 7280 (stamped)/ STATES OF AMERICA/ Will pay to the bearer on demand/ FIFTY DOLLARS/  Richmond, Feb^y17^th1864/ ^y A  C Howell  for register  [illegible] for treasurer   (Serial litter) Ay/ Keating & Ball, Columbia S.C.”  Reverse printed in blue: “50” in seal at all four corners, “FIFTY” in center, and “fifty” in top and bottom border.

Source:

Unknown

Relation:

Comments:

Formerly on loan to the UDC Confederate Museum, Attmore-Oliver House, New Bern, N.C.

Language:

En

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.”