Confederate Bonds

There are generally two different styles of Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) Bonds. Although they are all generally called bonds, there are really bonds and certificates. The major difference is that bonds have coupons attached at the bottom and certificates do not. This picture show a bond with some of the coupons still attached. This bond measures approximately 14 inches wide by 14 inches high. Without the coupons attached, it is approximately 10 and 1/2 inches high. Certificates are approximately 14 inches wide by 10 and 1/2 inches high.

Dominations
The most common denominations for bonds and certificates are $50, $100, $500, and $1,000. There are many other dominations including $5000 and $10000, L100, L200, L500, L1000 (English) Pounds, F2500, F5000, F12500, and F25000 (French) Francs. In addition to these, there were also many certificates with written amounts that go up to $100,000.

Coupons
All bonds were printed with coupons attached. These coupons were cut off one at a time every six months and redemmed at the CSA Treasury. The coupons vary from $2 each for some $50 bonds up to $300 each for one of the $10,000 bonds.

Issues
There were 13 official issues of Confederate Bonds.