The notes of the September 2, 1775 issue were payable in Spanish milled silver dollars and printed on thick paper by John Holt. This issue discontinued the warning of death to counterfeiters. There are elaborate borders throughout both sides of the note. The reverse has an emblem of a 13 armed candelabrum with the Latin motto “UNO EODEMQUE IGNI” (With one and the same flame). Interesting motto eluding to the unity of the 13 colonies. Relatively scarce with only 5,000 originally printed and 35 known to survive today. Solid VF example of this popular note.
Signers: John Broome
The notes of the September 2, 1775 issue were payable in Spanish milled silver dollars and printed on thick paper by John Holt. This issue discontinued the warning of death to counterfeiters. There are elaborate borders throughout both sides of the note. The reverse has an emblem of a 13 armed candelabrum with the Latin motto “UNO EODEMQUE IGNI” (With one and the same flame). Interesting motto eluding to the unity of the 13 colonies. Relatively scarce with only 5,000 originally printed and 35 known to survive today. Solid VF example of this popular note.
Signers: John Broome
Date: September 2, 1775
Denomination: $5
Friedberg #: NY-180
State: New York
Certification: PMG
Grade: Very Fine 20
Comments: “Splits”
