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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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| Designer(s) | Hall and Sellers |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided into two registers: the left portion bears a large typographic tree vignette in red ink alongside the vertical legend of the issuing authority, while the right portion carries the principal text block in letterpress, stating the bearer obligation in period typography. A central circular medallion enclosing a geometric device is surrounded by the Latin motto 'ET IN SECULA SECULORUM FLORESCEBIT', with two manuscript signatures applied below the text in brown ink. |
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| 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. |
| Reverse lettering | Eighty Dollars. Printed by HALL and SELLERS. 1779. |
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