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8 Dollars Colony of Maryland
| Issuer | Colony of Maryland |
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| Year | 1774 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | Eight Dollars. THIS Indented BILL of EIGHT DOLLARS shall entitle the Bearer hereof to receive BILLS of EXCHANGE payable in London, or Gold and Silver, at the Rate of Four Shillings and Six-pence Sterling per Dollar for the said Bill, according to the Directions of an Act of Assembly of MARYLAND. Dated in ANNAPOLIS, this 10th Day of April, Anno Domini 1774. 8 dollars. 8 dollars. |
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| Protection type | Nature print |
| Protection description | Nature-printed leaf vignette on reverse, produced by direct impression of an actual plant leaf onto the printing plate, creating an intricate pattern impossible to reproduce by conventional engraving — a method devised by Benjamin Franklin to deter counterfeiting. |
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