Two shillings and six-pence bill from Connecticut Printer: Timothy Green

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1775

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Paper

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.27183

Geography

Made in New London, Connecticut

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Elaborate border at top and sides. TWO SHILLINGS AND SIX-PENCE. THE POSSESSOR OF THIS BILL SHALL BE PAID BY THE TREASURER OF THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT, TWO SHILLINGS AND SIX-PENCE, LAWFUL MONEY, BY THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. ONE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED, AND SEVENTY NINE. BY ORDER OF ASSEMBLY, HARTFORD, JULY FIRST 1775. To l. of legend, state seal of Connecticut.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: At top, TWO SHILLINGS AND SIX-PENCE, JULY 1775. Within elaborate rectangular border, at center TWO SHILLINGS AND SIX PENCE LAWFUL MONEY. NEW LONDON: PRINTED BY TIMO. GREEN, JULY 1775.
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

Connecticut pound, money, paper money

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