The Confederate Government issued $1.7 billion in paper currency to finance the war. Diverse and beautiful in design these notes often-highlighted allegorical themes, mythological Greek gods and goddesses, images of slaves, sail and steam ships, railroads and southern state capitals. Prominent governmental and military figures such as Jefferson Davis and General “Stonewall” Jackson adorned these notes as well. As the war progressed, counterfeiting became a real problem for the Confederacy. With 72 types of notes in circulation and the fact that Southern states and banks continued to issue their own currency it was very difficult to tell a real note from a fake. Depreciation, run away inflation and the inevitable failure of the Confederate Government itself caused the currency became worthless to all save the modern day collector,