"Continental Currency" - United States
Information:
| Country | Pre-federal and private/territorial |
| Period | Dollar |
| Currency | Dollars |
| Denomination | 80 Dollars |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1779 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 97x72 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textEighty Dollars.
THE BEARER is en-
titled to RECEIVE
EIGHTY SPANISH milled
DOLLARS, or an equal
Sum in GOLD or SILVER,
according to a Resolution
of CONGRESS of the 14th
JANUARY, 1779.
Eighty Dollars.
THE UNITED STATES
OF NORTH AMERICA
ET IN SECULA SECULORUM FLORESCEBIT
Obverse symbolA large tree
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textEighty Dollars.
Printed by HALL and SEL-
LERS. 1779.
Reverse symbolNature print, strawberry leaf
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| ND (1779) | ND (1779) | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1779-Jan-14 | 1779-Jan-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||