paper money

Object number
2010.21.3.5
Date
September 1 1775
Description
A one-eighth of a dollar banknote from Rhode Island, dating to 1775. 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