Corporation of Richmond
Information:
| Country | Confederate States |
| Period | Dollar |
| Currency | Dollars |
| Denomination | 2 Dollars |
| Type | Local banknotes |
| Issuing entity | Corporation of Richmond |
| Year | 1861 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 174x80 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse text(L to R & Top down): Receivable in City Taxes
Richmond
19 April 1861 NO19317
Cororation of Richmond
Promises to pay to the bearer
TWO DOLLARS
in pursuance of ordinance passed this day
April 19th 1861
Obverse symbolPale Red underprint
(Left): vertical rectangle depicting cherubs holding flowered frames that identify the denomination (#2) top and bottom and the center frame with the words Receivable in in city taxes
(Center top): portrait of a balding man wearing glasses and 19th century jacket.
(Center bottom): two large #2's in white separated by a grid of squares with each square having the Roman Numeral for #2.
(Right): a decorative vertical rectangle depicting a large #2 in white
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Reverse:
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Reverse symbolBlank.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1861-Apr-19 | 1861-Apr-19 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |