Title
Corporation of Richmond (Virginia), 2 dollars, 1861
Author / Creator
Hoyer & Ludwig, Richmond [producer]
Creation Date
1861
Edition
Virginia, 1861
Description
Printed on white paper in red and black ink. Images include complex background pattern in red ink and a portrait of John Letcher. Verso: blank.
Materials/Techniques: ink on paper
Materials/Techniques: paper
Dimensions: 7.4 x 17 cm.
Notes
General: Note in manuscript: issue number “[ ]8459” and signatures of the Chamberlain and President in brown ink.
Subject: Civil War era currency
Inscription: “RICHMOND 19 April 1861 CORPORATION OF RICHMOND Promise to pay to the Bearer TWO DOLLARS in pursuance of ordinance passed this day April 19 1861”.
Subject
money ; Paper money ; bills of exchange ; patterns (design elements) ; portrait medallions
Form / Genre
currencies
engravings
Associated Name
Letcher, John, 1813-1884 [associated name]
Corporation of Richmond, Virginia [associated name]
Virginia [associated name]
Related Work
part of American Currency Collection
Related Information
Development of American Capitalism–Money and banking
Repository
Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School
Note: The reverse side has no printing.