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| Issuer | Colony of Maryland |
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| Year | 1774 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse lettering | M A R Y L A N D T. Sparrow ONE DOLLAR. THIS IN- DENTED BILL of ONE DOLLAR shall entitle the Bearer hereof to receive Bills of Exchange payable in London, or Gold and silver, at the rate of Four SHILLINGS and SIX-PENCE Sterling per DOLLAR for the said Bill, according to the Di- rections of an Act of ASSEMBLY of MA- RYLAND. Dated is Annapolis, this Tenth Day of April Anno Domini 1774. |
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| Protection type | Nature print |
| Protection description | Botanical leaf nature-print on reverse, produced by pressing an actual plant leaf to create a unique intaglio impression impossible to replicate by hand engraving, a technique developed by Benjamin Franklin to deter counterfeiting. |
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