More Examples of Southern State Issued Banknotes of the Confederacy
LOUISIANA
On January 26, 1861, Louisiana became the 6th State to secede from the Union. Many of the 1862 and 1863 State issued Louisiana notes have very ornate backs, unlike most of the other Southern state notes that are plain on the back. All 1864 State issued notes are known as uni-faced or plain back notes.
... State of Louisiana 1862
$1 Note with Ceres seated. This note is printed on the back of a Texas banknote. Many of the 1862 Louisiana notes were printed on the plain backs of unissued bonds and banknotes due to a severe shortage of paper.
... State of Louisiana 1862
$2 Note with beehive. This note is printed on the back of a Holly Springs, Mississippi banknote.
... State of Louisiana 1862
$2 Note with allegorical figure of Ceres. This note is printed on the back of a Texas banknote.
... State of Louisiana 1862
$3 Note with beehive
... State of Louisiana 1862
$5 Note with an allegorical representation of the South slaying the North. This note is known as the "lazy 5" note because of the sideways 5 at the bottom of the note
... State of Louisiana 1863
$5 Note with an allegorical representation of the South slaying the North.
... State of Louisiana 1863
$20 Note with Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard
... State of Louisiana 1863
$50 Note with Confederate General and Episcopalian Minister, Leonadis Polk. Called the "Fighting Bishop" by his troops
... State of Louisiana 1864
50 cent fractional note with 3 sailing ships
... State of Louisiana 1864
$1 Note with George Washington, and Ceres leaning on cotton bales
... State of Louisiana 1864
$1 Note with a ship inside of the oval. This note is printed on extremely thin paper
