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8 Dollars / 36 Shillings Colony of Maryland
| Issuer | Province of Maryland |
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| Year | 1775 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed colonial bill on plain paper, with an ornate engraved border of interlacing foliate and geometric designs enclosing the entire face. The denomination "EIGHT DOLLARS" appears in a decorative cartouche at the top centre, with "LAND" inscribed below it. The body of the note carries the full statutory redemption text in a mixture of roman and italic letterforms, with a manuscript serial number entry after "No.", and three handwritten signatures in brown ink occupy the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | EIGHT DOLLARS THIS Bill of EIGHT DOLLARS, shall entitle the bearer hereof to receive Gold or Silver, at the Rate of Four Shillings and Six-pence Sterling per Dollar for the said Bill, according to a Resolve of the Provincial Convention of Maryland, held at the City of Annapolis, the 7th Day of December, MDCCLXXV. |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central heraldic vignette of an armoured arm issuing from the left, the hand grasping the strap of a shield while simultaneously holding aloft a laurel branch symbolic of victory, rendered in engraved letterpress. Surrounding the vignette is the denomination repeated in bold type, with the printer's imprint and the sterling equivalent stated in the surrounding legend. |
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