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Currency

Object Name:
Currency
Object ID:
2012.500.025
Place of Origin:
NH
Date:
1775
Description:
Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "30s. Thirty Shillings. 30s. / COLONY OF / NEW HAMPSHIRE No. NOVEMBER 3. 1775. / The Possessor of this NOTE shall be / intitled to receive out of the Treasury of this Colony / the Sum of ONE POUND TEN SHILLINGS Lawful Money, / ON THE 20th OF DECEMBER 1780. / And this NOTE shall be received in all Payments / At the Treasury at any time after the Date hereof. / Receiver General." printed; "thirty shillings" printed vertically left; "3170" written in ink top; Sam Hobart and Nich Gilman's signatures bottom; decorative border top and bottom; double border right and left sides. Reverse: "...Fish" written in ink.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-2.7 W-4.8 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Banking, Bank notes
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