South Carolina Currency - Ninety Dollars 1779
An emission of $1,000,000 in bills of credit in legal tender lawful money. There are different vignettes and mottos on the front of each denomination while the reverse has an elaborate scene, some from classical antiquity. The legal tender status of this and all earlier issues was revoked in the act of February 6, 1782. Denominated in dollars (Spanish milled dollars) as well as in South Carolina pounds. Denominations issued were: $40 (£65), $50 (£81 5s), $60 (£97 10s), $70 (£113 15s), $80 (£130), $90 (£146 5s) and $100 (£162 10s).
Artwork Details
- Title: South Carolina Currency - Ninety Dollars 1779
- Engraver: Thomas Coram (American (born England), Bristol 1756–1811 Charleston, South Carolina)
- Date: 1779
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 4 3/4 in. (6.9 × 12.1 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1553
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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