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English: Second series $20 Confederate States of America banknote. Uniface. Vignette of a Sailing ship.
Second series (Act of May 16, 1861), no interest, payable two years after a ratified peace treaty, total authorized circulation $20,000,000. Between 1861–64 there were 72 different types issued with numerous varieties.
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Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA), printers for the Confederate States Department of the Treasury

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