Scrip, Arkansas Confederate - Ten Cent Notes
Object number2010.032.01
Date1862
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensions6 x 6 1/4 in. (15.3 x 15.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionRectangular scrap of off-white and discolored paper. Printed in black ink or two pieces of uncut, uncirculated Confederate Arkansas scrip from Yellville, 1862, for ten cents each. Neither were given a serial number. Type and steamboat vignettes of the top note are the same as the fifty cent note issued by Long and Weast. The bottom note shows two different vignettes of horses on the left end and some differences in the fonts used. The is probably becuase of the lack of having enough type and they just used whatever was avaliable. Rarity - 7. Unlisted Rothert number, but asame as R-717.Status
Not on view
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