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The first series of Confederate paper money, issued in March 1861, bore interest and had a total circulation of $1,000,000. [1] As the war began to turn against the Confederates, confidence in the currency diminished, and the government inflated the currency by continuing to print unbacked banknotes.
The Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar was an American fifty-cent piece struck in 1925 at the Philadelphia Mint.Its main purpose was to raise money on behalf of the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association for the Stone Mountain Memorial near Atlanta, Georgia.
A $50 banknote from North Carolina, printed in 1863 and in circulation until 1864. The Confederate State of North Carolina issued currency during the years 1861, 1862, 1863 and 1864.
The financing of war expenditures by the means of currency issues (printing money) was by far the major avenue resorted to by the Confederate government. Between 1862 and 1865, more than 60% of total revenue was created in this way. [4] While the North doubled its money supply during the war, the money supply in the South increased twenty times ...
Money raised from the sale of the coins was combined with money raised by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial Association in order to fund the carving of a Confederate monument at Stone Mountain. [6]
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Sold as souvenirs at museums (e.g. Confederate currency) or as "space fillers" for collectors. Stage currency, Movie money or Motion Picture Prop Money is printed to resemble current or historical banknotes, but used on stage in theatrical productions or movies. Propaganda banknotes are issued by political factions, or enemies at war. They may ...
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