Paper 1/2 dollar/4 shilling of New York, New York City, 1776. 0000.999.29230

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Obverse: Half-a \ Dollar. | NEW YORK | THIS BILL shall pass current \ in all Payments in this Colony, \ for HALF A SPANISH MIL- \ LED 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 | Four Shillings. | 4s. | HALF A \ DOLLAR [x2] | SIGIL CIV \ NOV EBOR - Seal of New York City
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Reverse: Colony \ of \ NEW-YORK | NEW-YORK Currency. | 4s. | HALF A DOLLAR. | NEW-YORK: \ Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year M,DCC,LXXVI. | Half DOLLAR | Half A Dollar | POSTERITATE - Planting a tree

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 70
    • Width: 109
  • SerialNumber: [illegible]
  • Shape: Rectangle

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29230
  • 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