Confederate States dollar
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The Confederate States dollar was the paper money issued by the secessionist Southern government during the American Civil War, now chiefly remembered as a symbol of the Confederacy and a collectible historical currency.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confederate States dollar canonical | 3 |
| Confederate dollar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T470684 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Confederate States dollar Context triple: [Confederate States of America, currency, Confederate States dollar]
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United States Note
A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
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B.
Silver Certificate
A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Federal Reserve Note
A Federal Reserve Note is the official paper currency issued by the central banking system of the United States, serving as the primary form of U.S. dollar banknotes in circulation.
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E.
South Carolina pound
The South Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of South Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Confederate States dollar Target entity description: The Confederate States dollar was the paper money issued by the secessionist Southern government during the American Civil War, now chiefly remembered as a symbol of the Confederacy and a collectible historical currency.
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A.
United States Note
A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
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B.
Silver Certificate
A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Federal Reserve Note
A Federal Reserve Note is the official paper currency issued by the central banking system of the United States, serving as the primary form of U.S. dollar banknotes in circulation.
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E.
South Carolina pound
The South Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of South Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ paper money ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CSA
ⓘ
surface form:
CSA dollar
Confederate States dollar ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate dollar
|
| associatedWith |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Confederate economy ⓘ Confederate secession ⓘ |
| backing |
confidence in Confederate victory
ⓘ
promise to pay after the war ⓘ |
| circulationRegion |
Confederate-controlled territories
ⓘ
Southern states ⓘ |
| collectibleCategory |
Confederate currency
ⓘ
obsolete banknotes ⓘ |
| counterfeiting | widely counterfeited ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
collectible
ⓘ
historical artifact ⓘ numismatic item ⓘ |
| denominationsIssued |
$1
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$10 ⓘ $100 ⓘ $1000 ⓘ $2 ⓘ $20 ⓘ $5 ⓘ $50 ⓘ $500 ⓘ |
| denominationType | dollar ⓘ |
| designFeature |
allegorical figures
ⓘ
engraved vignettes ⓘ images of slaves and plantations ⓘ portraits of Confederate leaders ⓘ |
| discontinued | 1865 ⓘ |
| experienced | hyperinflation ⓘ |
| faceValueCurrency | dollar ⓘ |
| finalValue | virtually worthless at end of war ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| introduced | 1861 ⓘ |
| issuer | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Confederate States Treasury ⓘ |
| legalTenderUntil | 1865 ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| notBackedBy |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ specie ⓘ |
| printingMethod |
intaglio printing
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lithography ⓘ |
| reasonForObsolescence |
collapse of Confederate government
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defeat of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
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| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol | $ ⓘ |
| usedIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| valueTrend | depreciated rapidly during the war ⓘ |
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Subject: Confederate States dollar Description of subject: The Confederate States dollar was the paper money issued by the secessionist Southern government during the American Civil War, now chiefly remembered as a symbol of the Confederacy and a collectible historical currency.
Referenced by (4)
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