Continental $8.00 note
| Description: |
After declaring its independence from Britain, the fledgling Continental Congress needed a way to finance the Revolutionary War. This eight-dollar note was printed in Philadelphia in 1776. These paper notes were easily counterfeited and quickly became worthless. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/891 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Paper money United States. Continental Congress United States -- History -- 1775-1783 |
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