Currency
- Object Name:
- Currency
- Object ID:
- 2012.500.040
- Place of Origin:
- NH
- Date:
- 1776
- Description:
- Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "4s Four Shillings. 4s / COLONY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE, JUNE 28, 1776 / Four Shillings. No / 4s 4s / THE POSSESSOR OF THIS BILL, / shall be paid by the treasurer of this colony, / four shillings, by the 26th day of Jan. 1788 / and this bill shall be received for the afore-/ said sum in all payments. / BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL AND ASSEMBLY. / 4s 4s" printed; "FOUR SHILLINGS" printed left and right borders; "COM / MIT." printed vertically lower right; "4899" written in ink top; E Thompson signature bottom; floral border.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-1.7 W-2.8 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Banking, Bank notes
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