Confederate Currency

Confederate money was printed in every denomination found in the North. This included fractional currency which was needed since there were no Confederate coins in circulation. By the end of the Civil War, over $1 billion worth of paper money printed by the Confederate nation was circulating or stored in warehouses. Since it was easy to counterfeit, considerable amounts were printed in the North and circulated in the South to debase the currency.
1861   1862   1863   1864

1861   Issue

Montgomery Notes

$1,000 - (T1) - John C. Calhoun at the left and Andrew Jackson on the right. Green and Black.

$500 - (T2) - In the center, Cattle near a brook as a train passes over the bridge in the background. Ceres in an oval on the left. Green and black.

$100 - (T3) - Railroad Train in the center with Columbia at the left. Green and Black.

$50 - (T4) - Three slaves hoeing cotton in the center. Green and black.

Richmond Notes

$100 - (T5) - Railroad Train in the center with Justice at the left and Minerva at the right. Green and Black.

$50 - (T6) - Two women (Industry and Agriculture) sitting on a cotton bale in the center. Justice at left and George Washington on the right. Green and black.

July 25, 1861 Issue

$100 - (T7) - Two women (Ceres and Prosperine) in the center and George Washington on the lower left. Black and white Blank Back.

$50 - (T8) - In the center, George Washington with a woman (Tellus) seated in the lower left. Black and white. Blank back.

$20 - (T9) - Sailing ship in the center. Black and white. Blank back.

$10 - (T10) - Woman (Liberty) with a shield in the center (a CSA flag in the shield). Sailer on the left. Black and white. Blank back.

$5 - (T11) - Woman (Liberty) with a shield in the center (a 5 in the shield). Woman (Hope) on the left. Black and white. Blank back.

$5 - (T12) - No Pictures on this note, only words. "Confederate States of America, Five Dollars, Richmond" in the center. Blue tinted paper. Back has "Confederate States of America" in the center.

1862  Issue

$100 - (T39) - Railroad train (with straight white steam) in the center and a milkmaid on the left. There is also another variety with diffused steam (T40). These notes have written dates from May, 1862 to January, 1863.

$100 - (T41) - Slave hoeing cotton in the center with John C. Calhoun on the left and Columbia on the right. These notes have written dates from August, 1862 to January, 1863.

$2 - (T43) - Representation of the Confederacy striking down the Union in center with Judah Benjamin, a Confederate Cabinet Member, on the left. This note is smaller that most other notes and comes in two types, with (T43) and without (T42) the green "2" & "TWO" overprint. Dated June 2, 1862

$1 - (T45) - Ship in center with Lucy Pickens (Wife of the Governor of S.C) on right and a woman on the left. Comes in two types, with (T45) and without (T44) the green "1" & "ONE" overprint. Dated June 2, 1862.

April 6, 1863  Issue

$100 - (T56) - Lucy Pickens, wife of the Governor of S.C in center, two soldiers at left, and George Randolph, CSA cabinet member at right with month and date of issue (April, 1863 - February, 1864). Green reverse.

$50 - (T57) - President of the CSA, Jefferson Davis, at center. Green Reverse

$20 - (T58) - Tennessee State Capital at Nashville in center, Alexander Stephens, vice president of the CSA on right .  Blue Reverse.

$10 - (T59) - South Carolina State Capital in the center with R.M.T. Hunter, CSA cabinet member on right. Blue Reverse.

$5 - (T60) - Capital of the CSA in Richmond, Virginia in the center, CSA cabinet member on right with month and date of issue (April, 1863 - February, 1864). Blue Reverse.

$2 - (T61) - CSA Cabinet member, Judah Benjamin, on right and a large "2" in the center. Blank Back.

$1 - (T62) - Confederate Senator Clement Clay in the center. Blank Back

$.50 - (T63) - President of the CSA, Jefferson Davis, at center. Printed Signatures, Black on Pink Paper. Blank Back.