Name/Title
Paper MoneyEntry/Object ID
1964.2Description
Paper money for 2 shillings and 6 pence. The serial number is 223. One side has the inscription, "The possessor of this BILL shall be paid by the Treasurer of the State of Vermont Two Shillings and Six Pence, in Silver at Six Shillings and Eight Pence per Ounce, by the first Day of June, A. D. 1782. By order of Assembly, Windsor, February, 1781." It is signed E. Walbridge and T. Porter. The other side is printed with the inscription, "Half Crown / Death to counterfeit. / WESTMINSTER: Printed by Spooner and Green. 1781." and signed Timothy Bush.Acquisition
Accession
1964.2Source or Donor
Wead, EuniceMade/Created
Bureau
State of VermontDate made
1782Place of Origin
Town
WindsorCounty
Windsor CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Money, PaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
MoneyNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
3-1/2 inLength
2-3/4 in