United States Continental Currency Thirty Dollars
Anonymous, American, 18th century American
Printer Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania American
Not on view
Emissions totaling $75,001,080 payable in Spanish milled dollars, or the equivalent in gold or silver, were authorized by nine separate resolutions between September 26, 1778 and July 17, 1779. A large portion was authorized and issued simultaneously with the issue of January 14, 1779. Denominations printed were the: $5, $7, $8, $20, $30, $40, $50 and $60. On the thirty dollar bill, issued on the 26th of September, 1778, is a wreath of leaves, on a marble monument and the motto SI RECTE FACIES—"If thou shalt do well," or "If you act rightly."
