Item 36: Fifty Cent Note, Confederate Currency, Issued to H. Homounly, 1863 February 1
Item — Box: 16, Folder: 36
Dates
- Created: 1863 February 1
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Paper currency.
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
3.5 x 2.5 in.
Description:
The following item, dated February 1, 1863, depicts a fifty cent note printed for the Confederate States of America, and issued by The Bank of the State of South Carolina. The note was used when South Carolina was a member of the Confederacy. It has a palm tree and flowers in the middle which is the symbol for the state. The bill was issued to H. Homounly.
The true Confederate States bills were created just before the onset of the American Civil War, whereby the newly formed Confederate States issued the bills to support their succession efforts and support their end of the war. The first of this money was issued in March of 1861, collecting interest as a circulation of $1,000,000 was issued. These bills are called “Greybacks,” thus distinguishing them from the U.S. dollar, known as “Greenback,” which was also started in circulation at the same period to support the Union and its army during war efforts. As the war progressed, and the outcome of the South’s loss became more apparent, the greyback and confederate bills lost their value quickly. The bills contained numerous iconographies, including engravings of leading Confederates, gods and goddesses, trains, ships, and enslaved persons. The haste with which these bills were printed means that they have some anomalies that make them unique, such as hand cut scissor edging and signatures from clerks.
Location:
South Carolina
Transcription:
The Bank or the
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
50 50
WILL PAY BEARER ON DEMAND
“IN CURRENT FUNDS”
FIFTY CENTS
Feb 1, 1863. H Homounly For Cashier.
BACK Fifty Issued under Act Feb., 1863
BACK Fifty Issued under Act Feb., 1863
Creator
- From the Series: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. (Person)
- From the Series: Pennsylvania Economy League (Organization)
- From the Series: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu