Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.88

Description

A $60 Continental currency bill: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is a globe with motto "DUES REGNAT EXULTET TERRA"; text is as follows-- "SIXTY DOLLARS / This bill entitles the Bearer to receive SIXTY Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the Value thereof, in Gold or Silver, according to a Resolution of CONGRESS, passed at Philadelphia, September 26th, 1778."; Serial number is "50356"(red ink); first signature is illegible and the second is Joseph Walter; on back within a floral border cut is a Strung bow and text "Printed by Hall & Sellers 1778".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hall & Sellers

Date made

Sep 26, 1778

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-15/16 in

Width

3-13/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 3 13/16 in. (7.5 x 9.7 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink, mica flakes, blue threads.

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper has vertical center crease; Printing is clear; Discoloration by soiling and foxing.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Joseph Walter

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