Object Record
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Object Name |
Coin |
Catalog Number |
0985.09.00194 |
Date |
1861 |
Description |
Mexican silver dollar. "*8R.Z. s 1861 V.L. 10Ds 20 Gs" on the obverse. An eagle and "REPUBLICA MEXICANA" on the reverse. |
Material |
Metal/Silver |
Dimensions |
D-0.094 Dia-1.5 inches |
Owned |
Joseph E. Johnston |
Made |
Zacatecas Mint, Zacatecas, Mexico |
Event |
Surrender at Bennett Place, North Carolina, April 26, 1865 |
Provenance |
This Mexican silver dollar is thought to be from the $39,000 war chest of General Joseph E. Johnston, distributed by Colonel J. N. Hendren in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1865. Each man received approximately $1.25. "Mexican dollar, representing four years' pay of a Confederate soldier. " (1905 Catalog) |
People |
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston Hendren, J. N. |
Search Terms |
Surrender at Bennett Place, North Carolina, April 26, 1865 Confederate States Treasury |
Subjects |
Money Currency Coins surrenders Pay Payments Treasuries |