8 Dollars / 36 Shillings Colony of Maryland

Issuer Maryland
Year 1775
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 8 Dollars = 36 Shillings
Currency Pound
Composition Paper
Size 93 × 77 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer
Designer(s)
Engraver(s) Frederick Green
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Obverse description
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, ac- cording to a Resolve of the Provincial Convention of Maryland, held at the City of Annapolis, the 7th Day of December, MDCCLXXV.
Reverse description Emblem depicting an arm holding a shield, with the hand clenching the strap of the shield and holding a victory laurel.
Reverse lettering EIGHT DOLLARS SUB CLY PEO ANNAPOLIS: Printed by Frederick Green. Equal to Thirty Six Shillings Sterling.
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Variants January 2, 1911
Numisquare ID 9401319360
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