Design for a New Coin of the C. S. A.
- Title:
- Design for a New Coin of the C. S. A.
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Davis, Jefferson, American (1808-1889), President of the Confederate States of America
Lincoln, Abraham, American (1809-1865), President of the United States
- Date:
- ca. 1861
- ID Number:
- 2214.PM0147
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PM0147.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- ephemera (general object genre)
handbills
political cartoons
portraits - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood engraving (process)
- Subject:
- Handbills
Political cartoons
Portraits
Politics
Satire
Davis, Jefferson
Confederate States of America
Flags
Portraits
Caricatures
Gestures
Pistols
Slavery
Slaves
Debt
Weapons
Knives
Unity
Owls
American Civil War
Presidents
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 - Measurement:
- 7.9375 x 13.97 (Handbill) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Set of two handbills showing satirical designs for new coins for the Confederate States of America. One design contains the motto Owe Ever / Pay Never, while the other one is labeled Centrifugal States of North America. The Owe Ever / Pay Never design appears to contain portraits of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.