1861 T - 28 $10 The Confederate States Of America Note - Civil War Era

Description: Ceres holding an urn, with Commerce seated at left. Peterson had early used this prewar design on a Confederate certificate under the Act of May 16, 1861. The rest of the design including the train at right is identical to T-27 of Hoyer & Ludwig, showing a close connection of their work. plain and watermarked paper (CSA block). The watermarked version is extremely rare. The total issue of both printers was 1,076,738.

Inscriptions: "Six Months after the Ratification of a Treaty of peace between the Confederate States and the United States, The Confederate States of America will pay Ten Dollars to bearer/ Richmond, Va. September 2, 1861/ Fund-able in Confederate States Stock bearing Eight per Cent Interest/ Receivable in payment of all dues except Export Dues/ J.T. Paterson, Columbia, S.C."