Paper 20 dollar of Rhode Island, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1780. 0000.999.29093

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.29093

Physical Description

  • Axis: 3
  • Color: black, red

  • Measurements

    • Height: 72
    • Width: 93
  • SerialNumber: 1669
  • Shape: Rectangle

  • Watermark

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1780

  • Date on Object

    • Date: July 2, 1780
  • Denomination: 20 dollar
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: TWENTY DOLLARS. | STATE of RHODE-ISLAND and \ PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS. | TWENTY DOLLARS. | THE Possessor of this Bill shall be paid \ TWENTY Spanish MILLED DOLLARS by the \ Thirty-first Day of December, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eight-six, with Interest in like Money, at the Rate of Five per Centum per Annum, by the State of Rhode- \ Island and Providence Plantations, according to an Act of \ the Legislature of the said State, of the Second Day of \ July, 1780. | TWENTY DOLLARS | Interest. s. d. q. \ Annually, 6 0 0 \ Monthly, 0 6 0
    • Type: Decorative borders

  • Reverse

    • Legend: The United States \ TWENTY DOL. | Printed by HALL and SELLERS. | THE UNITED STATES ensure the Pay- \ ment of the Within BILL, and will draw \ Bills of Exchange for the Interest annually, \ if demanded according to a Resolution of \ CONGRESS, of the 18th of March, 1780. | THE \ UNITED \ STATES | VI CONCITANTÆ.
    • Type: Seal

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29093
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Rhode Island--Paper Money

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States

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