North Carolina 1861 5 cents banknote
Encyclopedia
The 5 cent bill from 1861 was among the smallest denomination
bills
printed during the confederacy of North Carolina
. It was also one of the smallest physical bills, measuring approximately 3" by 1 5/8".. By 1863 barter was replacing currency and a tenpenny nail was used in place of this note.
Raleigh, Oct. 1st, 1861.
The
State of North Carolina
Will pay to Bearer, at the Treasury, on or
before Jan'y 1st, 1866,
FIVE CENTS.
J. Spelman, Public Printer.
(signed) For Pub. Treas.
Receivable in Payment of All Public Dues. (right margin)
combinations exist, as are bills printed on the backs of bonds and other denominations of notes.
/ serial combinations include:
Denomination (currency)
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bills
Banknote
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printed during the confederacy of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. It was also one of the smallest physical bills, measuring approximately 3" by 1 5/8".. By 1863 barter was replacing currency and a tenpenny nail was used in place of this note.
Text of the Bill
By Authority of Law. (left margin)Raleigh, Oct. 1st, 1861.
The
State of North Carolina
Will pay to Bearer, at the Treasury, on or
before Jan'y 1st, 1866,
FIVE CENTS.
J. Spelman, Public Printer.
(signed) For Pub. Treas.
Receivable in Payment of All Public Dues. (right margin)
Known Varieties
All of the 1861 North Carolina fractionals are known to exist with and without plate marks A and B (appearing above the word Carolina). Various paper and watermarkWatermark
A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light , caused by thickness or density variations in the paper...
combinations exist, as are bills printed on the backs of bonds and other denominations of notes.
Serial Numbers and Signatures
Known serial numberSerial number
A serial number is a unique number assigned for identification which varies from its successor or predecessor by a fixed discrete integer value...
/ serial combinations include:
- 1042 A - S. H. Young
- 5289 - S. H. Young
- 79301 - Henry Hardie