What a great piece! This is an original 1862 dated $2.00 note from the State of Louisiana. The central image on this note is a maiden holding a caduceus and resting her arm on a shield. In large black print is "THE STATE OF LOUISIANA" below the image. In the center of the note near the bottom is “Baton Rouge” with the famous Louisiana state seal that depicts the mother pelican feeding her young below that. Also, at the bottom right is the printed date of February 24th 1862.

It has the word "TWO" over-print in red lettering across the front. This was added at the printer help aid in the prevention of counterfeiting. The note is correctly hand signed and numbered (#86) in ink.

Of special interest is the paper upon which this printed. At the time, paper was a true commodity and could be expensive. So, many bank notes of this era are found printed on the back of previously printed sheets of paper. The sheets were usually rotated 90 degrees so not to have the new and old bills facing the same way thus causing major problems. Here you see that it was previously used to print notes for The Bank of Texas.

The note is in lightly circulated condition. The overall size of the note measures approximately 6 1/8” by 2 ¾”. Both sides of the bill are clean and retain very strong detail.  [jet] [ph:L]

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