Bank of Augusta
Some dated as far back as 1856
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Information:
| Rarity | B - Uncommon |
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| ND (1850-1865) | Some dated as far back as 1856 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Country | Confederate States |
| Period | Dollar |
| Issuing bank | The Bank of Augusta |
| Currency | Dollars |
| Denomination | 20 Dollars |
| Type | Local banknotes |
| Year | 1850 |
| Shape | Rectangular (hand cut) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 180x76 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse text20 STATE OF GEORGIA 20
The President Directors & Co of
THE Bank of Augusta
Promise to pay Twenty Dollars on demand
to _____ or bearer. AUGUSTA,______18_____
TWENTY ___________ Cash. ___________ President. XX
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York.
Obverse symbolBust to the left of, possibly, James Oglethorpe
2 women, one in a Phrygian cap, sit flanking a shield with a bald eagle on top. In the shield are boats on the water with the sun coming over mountains in the background.
Behind that a ship to the left and train to the right.
To the very right, a circle with a train and cargo
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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 | ||||
| ND (1850-1865) | Some dated as far back as 1856 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |