Currency Collection, 1834-1955 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Currency Collection, 1834-1955

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Date Acquired: 09/01/2016

Subjects: Money--Confederate States of America., Money.

Languages: English, Chinese

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This artificial collection consists of samples of early currency including examples of original and counterfeit Confederate currency. There are also examples of currency drawn on Richmond, Kentucky banks and other local currencies, as well as samples of currency from Hong Kong and China.

Subject/Index Terms

Money--Confederate States of America.
Money.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Various (Many came from the Dorris Museum Collection and are noted individually.)

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Kentucky Currency],
[Series 2: Confederate Currency],
[Series 3: United States Currency],
[Series 4: Other Currency],
[Series 5: Foreign Currency],
[All]

Series 5: Foreign Currency

Items 31-50 are from the Dorris Museum Collection, Accession # N.15.

Item 27: Hong Kong $1, 1955: (Dorris Museum Collection, no accession #)
Item 28: Central Bank of China 1 yuan, 1936
Item 29: Central Bank of China 10 yuan, 1940
Item 30: Central Bank of China 10,000 Gold Units, 1948
Item 31: Deutsche Kentenbank 1 Mark, 1937
Item 32: Reichsbanknote 10 Mark, 1929
Item 33: Reichsbanknote 20 Mark, 1914
Item 34: Reichsbanknote 20,000 Mark, 1923
Item 35: Banco De Portugal 20 Escudos, 1941
Item 36: Japanese 5 Yen Note
Item 37: Nederlandsch-Indische 1 Gulden, 1943
Item 38: Banque Nationale de Belgique 20 Vingt Note, 1940
Item 41: Emis en France 100 Franc Note, 1944
Item 39: Banque de France 10 Franc Note, 1941
Item 40: Banque de France 50 Franc Note, 1942
Item 42: Banque de France 100 Franc Note, 1942
Item 43: Banque de France 1000 Franc Note, 1943
Item 44: Regno D'Italia 5 Lire Note
Item 45: Banca D'Italia 5 Lire Note, 1940
Item 46: Regno D'Italia 10 Lire Note, 1935
Item 47: Italia Bigleitto di Stato 10 Lire Note, 1944
Item 48: Banca D'Italia 100 Lire Note, 1942
Item 49: The Central Bank of China 5 Cent Note
Item 50: Bank of Korea 1000 Won Note

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Kentucky Currency],
[Series 2: Confederate Currency],
[Series 3: United States Currency],
[Series 4: Other Currency],
[Series 5: Foreign Currency],
[All]