North Carolina 1861 5 cents banknote

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Country	Confederate States of America
State	North Carolina
Year	1861
Denomination	5 cents

The 5 cent bill from 1861 was among the smallest denomination bills printed during the confederacy of North Carolina. It was also one of the smallest physical bills, measuring approximately 3" by 1 5/8".^{[citation needed]}. By 1863 barter was replacing currency and a tenpenny nail was used in place of this note.^[1]

Text of the Bill

By Authority of Law. (left margin)

Raleigh, Oct. 1st, 1861.

The
State of North Carolina
Will pay to Bearer, at the Treasury, on or
before Jan'y 1st, 1866,
FIVE CENTS.

J. Spelman, Public Printer.

(signed) For Pub. Treas.

Receivable in Payment of All Public Dues. (right margin)

Known Varieties

All of the 1861 North Carolina fractionals are known to exist with and without plate marks A and B (appearing above the word Carolina). Various paper and watermark combinations exist, as are bills printed on the backs of bonds and other denominations of notes.

Serial Numbers and Signatures

Known serial number / serial combinations include:

• 1042 A - S. H. Young
• 5289 - S. H. Young
• 79301 - Henry Hardie

References