1/2 Dollar 'Continental Currency' - United Colonies

Issuer United States (pre-federal and private territorial)
Year 1776
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 1/2 Dollar
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Size 80 × 59 mm
Shape Rectangular
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Obverse description A sun with a face shines on a sundial.
Obverse lettering HALF A DOLLAR According to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Phi- ladelphia, Fe- bruary 17, 1776. FUGIO. MIND YOUR BUSINESS HALF A DOLLAR
Reverse description The 13 rings correspond to the states that were originally part of the United States (the 13 founding colonies).
Reverse lettering HALF A DOLLAR. N-HAMPˢ. MASSACHˢ. CONNECT.ᵀ R. ISLAND. N. YORK. N. JERSEY. PENNSYLVᴬ DELAWARE. MARYLAND. VIRGINIA. N. CAROLᴬ. S. CAROLᴬ. GEORGIA AMERICAN CONGRESS WE ARE ONE Printed by Hall & Sellers, in Philadelphia. 1776.
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 1680451880
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