United States Continental Currency Thirty Dollars
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."
Artwork Details
- Title: United States Continental Currency Thirty Dollars
- Artist: Anonymous, American, 18th century
- Printer: Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: 1778
- Medium: Engraving, letterpress, and nature printing
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (9.5 × 6.9 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1540
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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