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$20 Dollars State of America 

1861 $20 Dollars Confederate States of America Richmond Virginia Obsolete Note

Rare Note Obsolete Banknote

Year 1861

Value $20 Dollars

Currency Dollar

Demonetized Yes

Size 187 × 78 mm

Demonetized 1861

Composition Paper

Number N#216740

Shape Rectangular

References Criswell CS# 18, P# 31

Type Standard circulation banknotes

Issuer Confederate States (United States)

Date			No. printed		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
1861-Sep-02			2 366 743								P# 31a	Printer: Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond VA		100%
1861-Sep-02											P# 31b	Printer: J.T. Paterson, Columbia SC		0%

Black print, security number may be red.
At left, Confederate sailor leaning on a capstan. In the center, a sailing ship. To the right the value as well as in the bottom.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
Six Months after the Ratification
of a Treaty of peace between
the Confederate States
and the United States.
RECEIVABLE
IN PAYMENT
OF ALL DUES
EXCEPT
EXPORT DUES
THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF
AMERICA
Will pay TWENTY DOLLARS to bearer
RICHMOND, VA. September 2nd. 1861

Engravers: Hoyer, Ludwig

Reverse

Blank. May contain traces of front signatures.

Watermark

Variable paper quality, variable thickness.
No watermark.

Comments

Third issue of August 19, 1861

All bills are dated September 2, 1861.

Possible variations:
- paper quality (signature ink is often visible on the reverse)
- use of upper or lower case letters for the different plates
- absence or presence of series number
- absence or presence of arabesques between "Confederate" and "States".
- brown or red number ink.

 

Two varieties are listed in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money:

31a; printed by Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond, Virginia; noted in small text at the bottom of the note's obverse.

31b; printed by J. T. Paterson, Columbia, South Carolina; noted in small text at the bottom of the note's obverse.

Total number printed by both: 2,366,743

Please see pictures for details.

 

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