Currency

Object Name:

Currency

Object ID:

2012.500.037

Creator:

Dawkins, Henry; Hall and Sellers

Place of Origin:

NH

Date:

1780

Description:

Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "TWENTY DOLLARS. / State of New-Hampshire. / No. TWENTY DOLLARS. / THE Possessor of this Bill shall be paid / TWENTY Sp... ...ed DOLLARS by the / Thirty-first Day of D... Thousand Seven Hun- / dred and Eighty-six ... in like Money, at the / Rate of Five per C... by the State of New- / Hampshire, accordi... the Legislature of the / said State, of the T... Day of April, 1780. / Interest. s. d. q. / Annually, 6 0 0 / Monthly, 0 6 0" printed; "TWENTY DOLLARS" printed vertically left side; J. McClure and E Robinson's signatures bottom; decorative border four sides. Reverse: "The United States" printed top with red ink overlay; " Printed by HALL and SELLERS. / THE UNITED STATES ensure the Pay- / ment of the within Bill, and will draw / Bills of Exchange for the Interest annually, / if demanded, according to a Resolution of / CONGRESS, of the 18th of March, 1780." printed; "THE UNITED STATES" printed bottom border; seal center, face, red and black ink, "VI CONCITAT" printed border; Jn. Taylor Gilman's signature bottom; black design center; decorative border four sides. "CONFEDERATION" watermark in two lines.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-2.9 W-3.7 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Dawkins, Henry ( -1786)

Subjects:

Banking, Bank notes, Faces