paper money

Object number
2010.21.3.2
Date
1786
Description
A six-pence banknote from Newport, Rhode Island, dating to 1786. Note is numbered and signed by hand, and has printed text throughout. A border with scrollwork and birds, as well as an anchor emblem circumscribed by Latin text, are also printed on the note.
Materials
paper
Credit Line
Gift of Sheila Burns