Paper Money

Banknote

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Paper Money

Entry/Object ID

1991.48.1

Description

Paper money for 1 shilling. At the top within the dark border are the words, "VERMONT CURRENCY", with an A under the E in "currency". The serial number is 1977. In the center is the inscription, "One Shilling. The Poffeffor of this Bill fhall be paid by the Treafurer of the State of VERMONT, ONE SHILLING, in Silver at Six Shillings and Eight Pence per Ounce, byt he firft Day of June, A.D. 1782. By order of Affembly. Windsor, February, 1781." There is a circular seal with the words, "VERMONT CALLS FOR JUSTICE." The back of the bill reads, "ONE SHILLING. Death to counterfeit. WESTMINSTER: Printed by Spooner and Green. 1781."

Acquisition

Accession

1991.48

Source or Donor

Partridge, Sanborn (1915-2013)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Bureau

State of Vermont

Date made

1781

Place of Origin

Town

Westminster

County

Windham County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Designer or Engraver

Spooner and Green

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

Dimensions

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Composition

Material

Paper

Relationships

Related Places

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