Paper 20 cent of the Delaware and Schuylkill Canal, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1793. 1956.9.97

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1956.9.97

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 45
    • Width: 85
  • SerialNumber: 62
  • Shape: Rectangle

  • Watermark

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1793

  • Date on Object

    • Date: March 1, 1793
  • Denomination: 20 cent
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: Delaware and Schuylkill Canal. | TWENTY CENTS. | I Promise to pay on demand to the order of Wm. \ Gonnett Ten Cents, for Value received. For \ the President Managers and Company of the Delaware and \ Schuylkill Canal Navigation. Philada. 1 Mar 1793 | Treasr. | 1/6 | TWENTY CENTS. | EIGHTEEN PENCE. | CANAL OFFICE
    • Type: Decorative borders

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1956.9.97
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • American Geographical Society

Subjects

  • Series: Pennsylvania--Paper Money

Rights

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

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