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P211 U.S. Currency
This poster summarizes the history of American paper money. The top
row begins by showing a banknote issued by one of the
colonies. It is followed by an example of Continental
Congress currency used to finance the Revolutionary War. The
United States Government did not begin to print currency
until 1862. During the interim, private banknotes were
issued by states, cities, individual banks, and even private
companies. Eight of these appear in the top row. The rest of
the poster is devoted to official United States Government
currency. Many great designs were used before the
introduction and adoption of the modern-day greenback
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