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Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note

Catalog Data

Printed by:
Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861  Search this
Subject of:
Franklin Harper Elmore, American, 1799 - 1850  Search this
Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 3 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (7.8 × 18.1 cm)
Type:
money
American paper money
Place made:
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
December 18, 1853
Description:
Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note featuring a central image of a woman sitting next to a Grecian bust surrounded by flowers and shields. Above the illustration is the text that reads, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA]. The text continues on either side of the illustration, [WILL / PAY / FIVE / DOLLARS / To Bearer / on demand. / Columbia / Dec. 18, 1853 / SOUTH / CAROLINA]. At the bottom are two signatures, on the left, [Pa V Scott Cashr.] and on the right, [Jas V. Lyles Prest.] Underneath Lyles' signature is the name of the printers, [Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. Phila & New York]. On the top right in an oval is a portrait of Franklin Harper Elmore. In the bottom left corner and top right corner are heavily designed circles with the number [5] in the center. At the bottom right is a portrait of an unknown woman. Surrounding the entire note is a border of the word [FIVE]. The back is blank except for the handwritten inscription, [GJ / 52 [underlined]].
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Commerce  Search this
Government  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.108.9.19
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Coins and Currency
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53801c467-eb86-4e2a-9be2-018f616c1662
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.108.9.19