Paper 1/4 dollar/2 shilling of New York, New York City, 1776. 0000.999.29226

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Obverse: NEW \ YORK. | TWO SHILLING | ONE QUARTER OF A DOLLAR. | THIS BILL shall pass cur- \ rent in all Payments in this \ Colony, for TWO SHILLINGS, \ (being equal to One Quarter of a \ Spanish Milled Dollar) or the Value \ thereof in Gold or Silver; according \ to the Resolution of the Provincial \ Congress of New-York, on the fifth \ Day of March, 1776. | Two Shillings. | 2s. | A QUARTER of A Dollar [x2] | SIGIL CIV \ NOV EBORAC - Seal of New York City
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Reverse: COLONY \ of \ NEW \ YORK | TWO SHILLING, \ NEW-YORK Currency. | One Quarter of a Dollar. | NEW-YORK; \ Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year M.DCC.LXXVI. | A QUARTER OF \ A DOLLAR [x2] | CLARET AB ICTU - Book and candle

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 65
    • Width: 103
  • SerialNumber: [illegible]
  • Shape: Rectangle

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29226
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: New York--Paper Money

Rights

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