Currency

Object Name:

Currency

Object ID:

2012.500.209

Creator:

Dawkins, Henry; Hall and Sellers

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire

Date:

1780

Description:

Currency. Bank Note. Engraving, printed on paper. Obverse: "State of New-Hampshire. / No. TWENTY DOLLARS. / THE Possessor of this Bill shall be paid / TWENTY S... ...ILLED DOLLARS by the / Thirty-first Day of ... Thousand Seven Hun- / dred and Eighty-s... in like Money, at the / Rate of Five per C... ... by the State of New- / Hampshire, accord... ...f 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 top border; "TWENTY DOLLARS" printed left border; "2099," written in red ink top; E Robinson, J. McClure and J Pearson's signatures bottom; thick border with various designs. Reverse: "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 in banner bottom border; "20 D." printed bottom border; "The United States / 20 TWENTY DOL." printed in script in rectangle top, red ink overlay; seal center with image, red ink overlay, "VI CONCITAT" printed in border; John Taylor Gilman's signature bottom red ink; thick border with various designs. "CONFEDE / ...ON" watermark.

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