Name/Title
1777 six dollarsEntry/Object ID
2024.08.27.05Context
"An emission of $5,000,000 payable in Spanish milled dollars, or the equivalent in gold or silver, was authorized by the Continental Congress then meeting in Baltimore because Philadelphia was occupied by British troops. The location of the printers, Hall and Sellers, which had been mentioned on previous issues was left off of this and all subsequent Continental Congress issues. Although this emission is known as the Baltimore issue Newman suspects the bills could have been partly or entirely printed in Philadelphia. This was the last issue to use the phrase "The United Colonies." On the two dollar bill is the figure of a hand with a flail over sheaves of wheat on a Threshing floor, and the motto TRIBULATIO DITAT –— translated "Affliction enriches," or, as applied in the device and under the circumstances, "Threshing improves it" — brings out its best qualities."
Source: The Met, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/732318Collection
Bank notesBanknote Details
Obverse
Description
The United Colonies. Six Dollars.
No.
This bill entitles the bearer to receive six Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in gold or silver according to a resolution of Congress, passed at Baltimore, Feb. 26, 1777.
[?] BarneyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Money, PaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
MoneyNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsGetty AAT
Concept
money (objects), paper moneyLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
CurrencyDimensions
Height
3-7/8 inWidth
2-15/16 inLocation
Location
Container
Display Case 104Room
Charles Whipple Greene Historical CollectionBuilding
George Hail Free LibraryDate
May 20, 2025Notes
Item is encased in "FRAME 1"Provenance
Notes
Based on card found in Historical Card Catalog, this item may have been gifted by William Baker.Exhibition
Warren During the Revolutionary WarCreate Date
August 27, 2024Update Date
July 17, 2025
