Continental currency banknotes

List of United States banknotes issued 1775–1779

This is a list of Continental currency banknotes, which were printed from 1775 through 1779.

## 1775

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Denomination  | Obverse  | Reverse  | Date

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$1  |  |  | November 29, 1775[1]
$2  |  |  | November 29, 1775[1]
$3  |  |  | May 10, 1775[2]
$4  |  |  | May 10, 1775[2]
$5  |  |  | May 10, 1775[2]
|  | November 29, 1775[3]
$6  |  |  | November 29, 1775[3]
$7  |  |  | May 10, 1775[4]
|  | November 29, 1775[3]
$8  |  |  | May 10, 1775[4]
|  | November 29, 1775[3]
$20  |  |  | May 10, 1775[4]

## 1776

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Denomination  | Obverse  | Reverse  | Date

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$1⁄6 |  |  | February 17, 1776[5]
$1⁄3 |  |  | February 17, 1776[5]
$1⁄2 |  |  | February 17, 1776[5]
$2⁄3 |  |  | February 17, 1776[5]
$1  |  |  | February 17, 1776[6]
$2  |  |  | February 17, 1776[6]
|  | May 9, 1776[7]
|  | November 2, 1776[8]
$3  |  |  | May 9, 1776[7]
|  | July 22, 1776[9]
|  | November 2, 1776[8]
$4  |  |  | November 2, 1776[8]
$5  |  |  | February 17, 1776[6]
|  | July 22, 1776[9]
|  | November 2, 1776[8]
$6  |  |  | May 9, 1776[7]
|  | November 2, 1776[10]
$7  |  |  | February 17, 1776[6]
|  | May 9, 1776[7]
|  | July 22, 1776[9]
$8  |  |  | May 9, 1776[7]
|  | November 2, 1776[10]
$30  |  |  | July 22, 1776[9]
|  | November 2, 1776[10]

## 1777

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Denomination  | Obverse  | Reverse  | Date

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$2  |  |  | May 20, 1777[11]
$3  |  |  | February 26, 1777[12]
|  | May 20, 1777[11]
$4  |  |  | February 26, 1777[12]
$6  |  |  | May 20, 1777[11]
$7  |  |  | February 26, 1777[12]
$8  |  |  | May 20, 1777[11]

## 1778

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Denomination  | Obverse  | Reverse  | Date

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$5  |  |  | September 26, 1778[13]
$6  |  |  | April 11, 1778[14]
$7  |  |  | September 26, 1778[13]
$8  |  |  | April 11, 1778[14]
|  | September 26, 1778[13]
$20  |  |  | September 26, 1778[13]
$30  |  |  | September 26, 1778[13]
$40  |  |  | September 26, 1778[15]
$50  |  |  | September 26, 1778[15]
$60  |  |  | September 26, 1778[15]

## 1779

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Denomination  | Obverse  | Reverse  | Date

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$1  |  |  | January 14, 1779[16]
$2  |  |  | January 14, 1779[16]
$4  |  |  | January 14, 1779[16]
$5  |  |  | January 14, 1779[16]
$20  |  |  | January 14, 1779[16]
$30  |  |  | January 14, 1779[16]
$35  |  |  | January 14, 1779[16]
$40  |  |  | January 14, 1779[16]
$45  |  |  | January 14, 1779[17]
$55  |  |  | January 14, 1779[17]
$60  |  |  | January 14, 1779[17]
$65  |  |  | January 14, 1779[17]
$70  |  |  | January 14, 1779[17]
$80  |  |  | January 14, 1779[17]

## See also

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* Banknotes of the United States dollar
* Continental Currency dollar coin
* Fugio cent

## References

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1. ^ a b "Continental Currency: November 29, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
2. ^ a b c "Continental Currency: May 10, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
3. ^ a b c d "Continental Currency: November 29, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
4. ^ a b c "Continental Currency: May 10, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
5. ^ a b c d "Continental Currency: February 17, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
6. ^ a b c d "Continental Currency: February 17, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
7. ^ a b c d e "Continental Currency: May 9, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
8. ^ a b c d "Continental Currency: November 2, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
9. ^ a b c d "Continental Currency: July 22, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
10. ^ a b c "Continental Currency: November 2, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
11. ^ a b c d "Continental Currency: May 20, 1777". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
12. ^ a b c "Continental Currency: February 26, 1777". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
13. ^ a b c d e "Continental Currency: September 26, 1778". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
14. ^ a b "Continental Currency: April 11, 1778". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
15. ^ a b c "Continental Currency: September 26, 1778". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
16. ^ a b c d e f g h "Continental Currency: January 14, 1779". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
17. ^ a b c d e f "Continental Currency: January 14, 1779". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

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| Military|

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| French|

* Louis XVI
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* Suffren
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