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5 Dollars 'Continental Currency' - United States
| Issuer | Continental Congress of the United States |
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| Year | 1778 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1775-1779) |
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| Obverse lettering | FIVE DOLLARS. THIS Bill entitles the Bearer to receive FIVE SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS, or the Value thereof in GOLD or SILVER, according to a Resolution passed by CONGRESS, at Philadelphia, September 26th, 1778. SUSTINE · VEL · ABSTINE. FIVE DOLLARS. |
| Reverse description | The central field is occupied by two large leaves of the willow (or nature-print type) arranged in a saltire cross formation, a nature-printing technique used as an early anti-counterfeiting device. The printer's imprint appears in the upper margin, and the denomination FIVE DOLLARS is set in bold letterpress type at the foot of the note, all enclosed within a decorative typographic border of floral and geometric ornaments. |
| Reverse lettering | PRINTED BY HALL AND SELLERS. 1778. FIVE DOLLARS. |
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