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Plate, Engraving

Object Name:
Plate, Engraving
Object ID:
1973.504
Date:
1740
Description:
Copper Printing Plate for currency of Province of New Hampshire, 1737 (redated 1740). Rectangular copper plate with four sections, for four different amounts of money, one, two, three "One Pound - This Bill of Twenty Shillings Due from the Province of New Hampshire in New England to the Possessor thereof shall be in value equal to money and shall be accordingly accepted by the Treasure and Receivers subordinatae to him in all Public Payments and for any stock at any time in the Treasury. Portsmouth, April 1, 1737 by order of the General Assembly, Aug.7, 1700 Committee ......."
Material:
Metal
Copper
Dimensions:
W-7.65 L-12.1 D-0.1 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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