New Jersey Currency
March 25, 1776 continued
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15s Serial Number: 16454 NJ 03/25/76
Signers: Rob Smith, Jonathan Johnston, John Smyth.
Size: 56 x 100mm (front border design: 53 x 98mm; back border design: 48 x 90mm).
Comments: Signed and numbered in black ink. Printed in red and black. British arms. Denomination is keyed to three crowns aligned vertically to the right of the arms. There is also a small zodiac image (Pisces, the fish) just to the left of "No." in the upper right. Nature print of a sage leaf on back with an ornamental border design and the three crowns below. Paper contains mica flakes and is watermarked: "NEW JERSEY" oriented to be read from the front when the bill is turned upside down.
Provenance: EANA mail bid auction 12/02/95 lot 476. Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment.
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£3 Serial Number: 4183 NJ 03/25/76
Signers: Jonathan Johnston, Robert Smith, Joseph Smith.
Size: 61 x 113mm (front border design: 59 x 111mm; back border design: 49 x 96mm).
Comments: Signed and numbered in black ink. Printed in red and blue ink on the front and black on the back. British arms appear in red ink in the lower right of the front with the denomination of the note added above the motto. An image of a full sun (which represents £3) is found near the upper right corner of the arms. Just below the sun are images of three lions in blue ink with the words "Three Pounds." (the 3 lions do not represent £3, see the £6 note below which has 4 lions). Nature print of a sage leaf on back with an ornamental border design which includes zodiac symbols on the top and bottom and a row of bees on the left border. Paper contains mica flakes and is watermarked: "NEW JERSEY" oriented to be read from the back.
Provenance: EANA mail bid auction 1/13/96 lot 402. Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment.
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£6 Serial Number: 1535 NJ 03/25/76
Signers: Jonathan Johnston, Robert Smith, John Smyth.
Size: 60 x 109mm (front border design: 59 x 109mm; back border design: 51 x 95mm).
Comments: Signed and numbered in black ink. Printed in red and blue ink on the front and black ink on the back. Engraver David Rittenhouse signed the left border (the letters "RYTTENHOUSE" are included in the rim of the center of the acanthus design and are oriented toward the center of the note). Click here for a 600 dpi detail. The British arms appear in red ink in the lower right of the front with the denominatin of the note added avove the motto. Images of two full suns (each of which represents £3) are found near the upper right corner of the arms. Just below the sun are four lions in blue ink with the words "Six Pounds." Nature print of a sage leaf on back with an ornamental border design which includes a row of zodiac symbols with a shell with a floral design above. Paper contains mica flakes and is watermarked: "NEW JERSEY" oriented to be read from the front when the bill is turned upside down.
Provenance: EANA mail bid auction 1/13/96 lot 403. Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment.
