A radiant eye gazing at an altar surrounded by 13 stars with a banner reading CONFEDERATION within a circular frame. Text at right.
Reverse description
Impression of a carrot leaf in centre frame
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
THE UNITED STATES
Forty Dollars.
This Bill entitles
the Bearer to re-
ceive Forty Spanish
milled Dollars, or
the Value thereof in
Gold or Silver, ac-
cording to a Resolu-
tion passed by Con-
gress as Philadelphia,
Sept. 26th, 1778.
XL DOLLARS.
Reverse lettering
¶ Forty DOLLARS. ¶
Printed by Hall and Sellers. 1778.
