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| Issuer | State of New York |
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| Year | 1776 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars (10 USD) |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed note with a decorative border of repeating ornamental devices. A small vignette at left displays the New York State seal with an elephant; the denomination TEN DOLLARS is set in large type at centre-right. The imprint of printer Samuel Loudon and the Roman-numeral date appear along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Letterpress-printed face with an ornamental border matching the obverse. At right, a heraldic vignette shows an American colonist and a Native American flanking a shield, representing the New York State arms. The main text field carries the legal tender proclamation in period typography, with manuscript serial number at upper right and two handwritten signatures below. |
| Reverse lettering | X DOLLARS NEW YORK No. 4608 THIS BILL shall pass current in all Payments in this State, for TEN SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS, or the Value thereof in Gold or Silver; according to the Resolutions of the Convention of New- York, on the Thirteenth Day of Au- gust, 1776 (signatures) TEN DOLLARS 10 D. 'Tis Death to counterfeit, |
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