Continental Currency
(Four Dollars)

American
1776

On May 10, 1775, Congress passed a resolution to print a uniform currency that would be used to pay war debts and be distributed among the colonies. During the American Revolution, $241,552,780 in Continental Currency was printed.

Paper. L 9.7, W 7.5 cm
The John F. Reed Collection
Valley Forge National Historical Park, VAFO 64082