Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.80

Description

A $4 Continental currency bill: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is a wild boar charging into a spear with the motto "Aut mors aut vita decora" (Either death or an honorable life); text is as follows-- "Four Dollars / This bill entitles the bearer to receive Four Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in Gold or Silver, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia May 9, 1776"; Serial number is 13157(red ink); the two signatures are Jno Johnston and the second signiture is faded; on back within a floral border cut is a nature print and text "FOUR DOLLARS / Printed by Hall & Sellers in Philadelphia. 1776

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hall & Sellers

Date made

May 9, 1776

Notes

Dates: May 9,1776

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-7/8 in

Width

3-11/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 7/8 x 3 11/16 in. (7.3 x 9.4 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink, blue thread, mica flakes

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is chipped and has a vertical center crease with material missing at both ends; Printing is missing along center crease; Discoloration by foxing and smudge marks.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Johnston

Notes

Signer

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Currency Collection from envelope found in Bellwood library closet by Catalina Hannan about 2002-2003. Front of envelope is labled "Revolutionary Currency (underlined) / Van Cortlandt". In the upper left corner is the return address for "Sleepy Hollow Restorations / on the Tappan Zee Tarrytown, New York".

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial