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1 Dollar, Augusta Insurance & Banking Company, Georgia, United States, 1861

1 Dollar, Augusta Insurance & Banking Company, Georgia, United States, 1861

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Description (Brief)
One (1) dollar note
Georgia, United States, 1861
Obverse Image: At left, two people tending to horses. Bust of Florence Nightingale.
Obverse Text: 1 / ON DEMAND, THE AUGUSTA INSURANCE & BANKING CO. WILL PAY BEARER ONE DOLLAR. / AUGUSTA OCT 11TH 1861 / STATE OF GEORGIA / B / NO. 3924 / AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.
Object Name
paper money
note
Date made
1861
date made
1861-10-15
issuing authority
Augusta Insurance and Banking Company
place of issue
United States: Georgia, Augusta
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 76 mm x 178 mm; 3 in x 7 in
ID Number
1992.0061.1363
catalog number
1992.0061.1363
accession number
1992.0061
catalog number
92.61.1363
serial number
3924
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Data Source
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