Week 486 TGIF

[Britini]

Q. Name the only non-allegorical female figure to be portrayed on the face of banknotes issued Confederate States of America and list the notes she appeared on.

 

 

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[jamorse99-migration]

 

Lucy Pickens, who was the wife of the governor of South Carolina

 

1862 $1 Confederate Note

1862-1864 $100 Confederate Note

 

 

From http://www.titushistory.com/war_conf_money_01.html

 

Lucy advocated Confederate secession, and was the only woman ever depicted on its currency. She was featured on three issues of the $100 bill and one issue of the $1 bill, which were printed in Columbia, South Carolina. She was also featured on one issue of $1,000 CSA loan certificates.

[ritter]

lucy petway holcombe pickens,featured on the 1861 one dollar c.s.a and,three issues of the one hundred dollar c.s.a.

[mhardin2413]

Lucy Holcombe Pickens.

$1 1862 cs-44,45

$100 1862 cs-49

$100 1863 cs-56

$100 1863 cs-65

[cpm9ball]

Scarlett O'Hara

 

$1,000,000 note

 

"As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!"

 

Chris

[dan8402]

Lucy Pickens:

 

1862 (T45) $1

1862 (T49) $100

1863 (T56) $100

[jtryka]

Lucy Pickens appeared on the T-45 $1 note, the T-49 $100 note and the T-65 $100 note.

[coinman_23885]

Lucy Pickens, a/k/a/ the "Queen of the Confederacy", was the only nonallegorical female to appear on a confederate note. I believe that she appears on at least three issues of Confederate $100 bills and a $1 Confederate bill, all from Columbia, South Carolina.

 

[MercuryMan]

Lucy Pickens on the $100 for 3 issues of it and the $1000 CSA loan certificate and a $1 CSA bill.

[HiHoAudio]

Lucy Pickens

 

1862 $1

1863 $1

1864 $100

[Britini]

Q: Name the only non-allegorical female figure to be portrayed on the face of banknotes issued Confederate States of America and list the notes she appeared on.

 

A. Lucy Pickens

 

a. T-44, 45, 49, 56, & 65

 

Great job everyone and congratulations to our winner mhardin2413.

 

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