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80 Dollars 'Continental Currency' - United States
| Issuer | Continental Congress of the United States |
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| Year | 1779 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1775-1781) |
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| Obverse lettering | Eighty Dollars. THE BEARER is entitled to RECEIVE EIGHTY SPANISH milled DOLLARS, or an equal Sum in GOLD or SILVER, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS of the 14th JANUARY, 1779. Eighty Dollars. THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA ET IN SECULA SECULORUM FLORESCEBIT |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a nature-printed vignette of a strawberry leaf rendered in fine botanical detail, produced by direct impression of an actual leaf to deter counterfeiting, set within a plain rectangular border. The denomination 'Eighty Dollars.' appears in script at upper right, and the printer's imprint is set in small letterpress type along the left margin. The overall surface exhibits the characteristic coarse texture of the laid paper used for Continental Currency issues. |
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| Protection description | Direct botanical nature print of a strawberry leaf on the reverse, used as an anti-counterfeiting device; the unique venation pattern of the leaf impression was impossible to replicate by engraving with period technology. |
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