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  1. The Confederate States dollar was first issued just before the outbreak of the American Civil War by the newly formed Confederacy. It was not backed by hard assets, but simply by a promise to pay the bearer after the war, on the prospect of Southern victory and independence.

  2. The Confederate States of America (1861–1865) started with an agrarian-based economy that relied heavily on slave-worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe and to the Northern US.

  3. The Confederate States of America financed its war effort during the American Civil War through various means, fiscal and monetary. As the war lasted for nearly the entire existence of the Confederacy, military considerations dominated national finance.

  4. Sep 3, 2024 · The Confederate States dollar was first issued just before the outbreak of the American Civil War by the newly formed Confederacy. It was not backed by hard ass...

  5. Confederate dollars were the paper money issued by the Confederacy (of Southern States) to help fund the war against the Union. After the South seceded early in 1861, fighting broke out on April 12 at Fort Sumter, South Carolina: It was the first battle of the American Civil War (1861 – 65).

  6. Jul 17, 2022 · This article provides a overview of the seven Confederate currency Series authorized by Acts of the Confederate Congress between 1861 and 1864. These seven Series consisted of 70 different design/denomination Types.

  7. Apr 19, 2024 · On March 9, 1861, the Confederate government approved the printing of one million dollars of paper currency. Ironically, this first batch of Confederate banknotes was printed in New York City by the National Bank Note Company and was smuggled back into the South.

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