1 Dollar / 4 Shillings and 6 Pence Sterling Colony of Maryland

Issuer Maryland
Year 1775
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 1 Dollar = 4 Shillings & 6 Pence Sterling
Currency Pound
Composition Paper
Size 93 × 77 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer
Designer(s)
Engraver(s) Frederick Green
In circulation to 7 December 1775
Reference(s) Fr US#MD84
Obverse description
Obverse lettering ONE DOLLAR THIS Bill of ONE DOLLAR, shall entitle the bearer hereof to receive Gold or Silver, at the Rate of Four Shillings and Six- pence Sterling per Dollar for the said Bill, ac- cording to a Resolve of the Provincial Convention of Maryland, held at the City of Annapolis, the 7th Day of December, 1775.
Reverse description Emblem depicting an arm holding a shield, with the hand clenching the strap of the shield and holding a victory laurel.
Reverse lettering ONE DOLLAR SUB CLY PEO ANNAPOLIS: Printed by F. GREEN. Equal to 4s. 6d. Sterling.
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 3155328450
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