Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.87

Description

A $20 Continental currency bill: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is a strong wind creating waves with the motto "Vi concitatae"( It assults with a violent force); text is as follows-- "TWENTY DOLLARS / This bill entitles the Bearer to receive TWENTY 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 "11960"(red ink); signatures are faded; on back within a floral border cut is a nature print of a leaf and text "Printed by Hall & Sellers 1778".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hall & Sellers

Date made

Sep 26, 1778

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 x 3 3/4 in. (7.6 x 9.6 cm)

Material

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

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is chipped, dog-eared, missing material along top edge, and surface worn off in some areas; Printing fuzzy and missing in spots on both sides; Discoloration by soiling throughout.

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