This is the most difficult emblem in the series to understand. Benjamin Franklin explained the Continental Currency emblems in a letter published under the pseudonym of Clericus in the Pennsylvania Gazette of September 20, 1775. The hand appears to bleed, as pricked by spines. The bush I suppose to mean America, the bleeding hand Britain. The nature print on the back is of betony and sage and is identical to to the nature print used on earlier Pennsylvania currency.
Paper contains blue threads and mica flakes.
The back of our example has been reinforced with small bits of glued paper. From the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Collection. The nature print on the back is of buttercup. Paper contains blue threads and mica flakes. Purchased through the Robert H. Gore, Jr. Numismatic Endowment.