Name/Title

1778 thirty dollar bill

Entry/Object ID

2024.10.31.03

Description

Thirty Dollar Bill from 1778.

Made/Created

Bureau

Continental Congress

Date made

Sep 26, 1778

Time Period

18th Century

Place of Origin

City

York

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Continent

North America

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Hall & Sellers

Role

Print Maker

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Federal Reserve Note

Currency

United States Dollar

Denomination

Thirty

Issuing Authority

United States of America

Production Dates

Sep 26, 1778

Obverse

Transcription

The bearer is entitled to receive thirty Spanish milled dollars, or an equivalent in gold or silver, according to a Resolution of Congress at Philadelphia, Sept.26, 1778

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

money (objects), paper money

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Currency

Location

Location

Container

Display Case 104

Room

Charles Whipple Greene Historical Collection

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

June 3, 2025

Notes

Encased in "FRAME 2"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Provenance

Notes

Based on card found in Historical Card Catalog, this item may have been gifted by William Baker.

Exhibition

Warren During the Revolutionary War

Create Date

October 31, 2024

Update Date

July 17, 2025