1 Dollar Colony of Maryland

Issuer Maryland
Year 1774
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 1 Dollar
Currency Pound
Composition Paper
Size 119 × 62 mm
Shape Rectangular (Hand-cut)
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Obverse description The Maryland Coat of Arms.
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.
Reverse description Two plant leaves. This process of illustrating bills from a real leaf was developed by Benjamin Franklin to discourage counterfeiting.
Reverse lettering `Tis DEATH to Counterfeit. PRINTED BY A. C. AND F. GREEN. ONE DOLLAR. Equal to 4 s. 6d. Sterling.
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 2870609990
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