1861 $5 Confederate Note

Early Confederate Notes like these are in great demand among collectors and history buffs alike. Carefully preserved for over 160 years, these uniface notes were handpicked by our experts. The central vignette shows Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, seated on a bale of cotton. Cotton was an important cash crop for both the South and the Confederacy. At left is a sailor leaning on a capstan.

Issued in 1861 during the first year of the Civil War, these early Confederate notes recall the formation of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis becoming Confederate president and Abraham Lincoln 16th U.S. president, and the Battles of Bull Run and Shiloh. Each attractive uniface note is hand dated and hand signed by Confederate Treasury officials. Carefully preserved for decades, these prized issues are seldom found in quantity and our supply is limited. Act now to add one of these historic $5 notes to your collection!