| Issuer | Maryland |
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| 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. |
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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. |
| 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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