Continental Currency Fr#CC-4 May 10, 1775 $4 PMG 20 *First Issue*
The May 10, 1775 issue was the very first issue of Continental currency. This $4 note features an emblem of a boar charging a spear. This emblem is encircled by the latin motto “AUT MORS AUT VITA DECORA” (Either death or an honorable life). The reverse features nature print of skeletonized maple fruit. Decent mid-grade example of this sought after first issue. Previously a part of the extensive Dr. O’Shaughnessy Continental Collection.
Signers: Robert Tuckniss, …
The May 10, 1775 issue was the very first issue of Continental currency. This $4 note features an emblem of a boar charging a spear. This emblem is encircled by the latin motto “AUT MORS AUT VITA DECORA” (Either death or an honorable life). The reverse features nature print of skeletonized maple fruit. Decent mid-grade example of this sought after first issue. Previously a part of the extensive Dr. O’Shaughnessy Continental Collection.
Signers: Robert Tuckniss, …
The May 10, 1775 issue was the very first issue of Continental currency. This $4 note features an emblem of a boar charging a spear. This emblem is encircled by the latin motto “AUT MORS AUT VITA DECORA” (Either death or an honorable life). The reverse features nature print of skeletonized maple fruit. Decent mid-grade example of this sought after first issue. Previously a part of the extensive Dr. O’Shaughnessy Continental Collection.
Signers: Robert Tuckniss, …
Date: May 10, 1775
Denomination: $4
Friedberg #: CC-4
State: Continental
Certification: PMG
Grade: 20
Comments: “Previously Mounted”