Paper 50 dollar of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1778. 0000.999.29993

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.29993

Physical Description

  • Axis: 3
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 73
    • Width: 93
  • SerialNumber: 310186
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1778

  • Date on Object

    • Date: September 26, 1778
  • Denomination: 50 dollar
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: Fifty Dollars. \ This Bill entitles the Bearer to receive Fifty \ Spanish milled Dol- \ lars, or the Value \ thereof in Gold or \ Silver, according to \ a Resolution passed \ by CONGRESS at \ Philadelphia, Sep- \ tember 26th, 1778. | 50 DOLLARS. | Continental Currency 50 [x2] | The United States [x2] | PERENNIS •
    • Type: A stepped pyramid of 13 levels representing the strength and unity of 13 states

  • Reverse

    • Legend: FIFTY DOLLARS | Printed by HALL and SEL- \ LERS. 1778.
    • Type: Three arrows

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29993
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Paper Money--Continental Currency

Rights

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

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