Currency

Object Name:

Currency

Object ID:

2012.500.042

Creator:

Dawkins, Henry; Hall and Sellers

Place of Origin:

NH

Date:

1780

Description:

Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "II TWO DOLLARS II / State of New-Hampshire. / No. TWO DOLLARS. / THE Possessor of this BILL shall be paid TWO / Spanish milled D...ARS by the Thirty first / Day of December, ... Seven Hundred and / Eighty-six with I... Money, at the Rate / of Five per Centu... by the State of New- / Hampshire, accordi... the Legislature of the / said State, of the ... Day of April, 1780. / Interest, s. d. q. / Annually, 0 7 1 / Monthly, 0 0 2 1/2" printed; "TWO DOLLARS" printed vertically left border; "2246" written red ink top; J Pearson's signature red ink bottom; J. McClure and E Robinson's signatures black ink bottom; arrow border bottom; decorative border left and right. Reverse: "The United States / TWO DOLLARS" printed top with red ink overlay; "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 CON- / GRESS, of the 18th of March, 1780. / Printed by HALL and SELLERS." printed; "THE UNITED STATES" printed bottom; Jno. Taylor Gilman's signature red ink bottom; leaves, black background center; seal "TRIBULATIO D..." printed border; border left and right sides.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-2.8 W-3.6 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Dawkins, Henry ( -1786)

Subjects:

Banking, Bank notes