The Bank of South Carolina ten dollar bill

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The Bank of South Carolina ten dollar bill featuring a large sailboat at sea with smaller boats in the background. At the top above the illustration is the identifiying mark, [No. 451] on each side of the note. Two decorative circles with the number [10] in the center surround the identifying marks. Under the illustration is the text, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA / Will Pay / TEN DOLLARS / on demand / on demand to [illedigble signiture] or Bearer / Charleston April 15 1861]. Stamped on top of the text in red is the word, [TEN]. Below are the signitures, [M A Dueber Cashr.] and [Geo. B Reid Prest.]. Under Reid's signiture is the printer, [Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York.] In between the signitures is a circulation illustration of a tree broken lying on the ground with its roots exposed in front of a palm tree.

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