70 Dollars, South Carolina, 1779
date: label: date made
content: 1779
label: date on object
content: 1779-02-08
label: associated date
content: 1779
name: label: maker
content: Coram, Thomas
notes: label: Description
content: Some Continental currency of the Revolutionary Period contained graphic illustrations inspired by the American colonies fighting and defeating Great Britain. On this note from 1779, America is depicted as an eagle eating the liver of the Greek god Prometheus, who represents a chained Great Britain. The eagle has become a prominent symbol of national strength on American money.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: South Carolina
label: associated place
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: NNC Colonial Currency
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Feingold, Ellen R.. Value of Money, The
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0007.0372
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0007.0372
label: accession number
content: 2002.0007
label: serial number
content: 1510
objectType: label: Object Name
content: note
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7.2 cm x 12 cm x .01 cm; 2 27/32 in x 4 23/32 in x in