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

Denomination	Obverse	Reverse	Date
$1			November 29, 1775
$2			November 29, 1775
$3			May 10, 1775
$4			May 10, 1775
$5			May 10, 1775
$5			November 29, 1775
$6			November 29, 1775
$7			May 10, 1775
$7			November 29, 1775
$8			May 10, 1775
$8			November 29, 1775
$20			May 10, 1775

1776

Denomination	Obverse	Reverse	Date
$1⁄6			February 17, 1776
$1⁄3			February 17, 1776
$1⁄2			February 17, 1776
$2⁄3			February 17, 1776
$1			February 17, 1776
$2			February 17, 1776
			May 9, 1776
			November 2, 1776
$3			May 9, 1776
			July 22, 1776
			November 2, 1776
$4			November 2, 1776
$5			February 17, 1776
			July 22, 1776
			November 2, 1776
$6			May 9, 1776
$6			November 2, 1776
$7			February 17, 1776
			May 9, 1776
			July 22, 1776
$8			May 9, 1776
$8			November 2, 1776
$30			July 22, 1776
$30			November 2, 1776

1777

Denomination	Obverse	Reverse	Date
$2			May 20, 1777
$3			February 26, 1777
$3			May 20, 1777
$4			February 26, 1777
$6			May 20, 1777
$7			February 26, 1777
$8			May 20, 1777

1778

Denomination	Obverse	Reverse	Date
$5			September 26, 1778
$6			April 11, 1778
$7			September 26, 1778
$8			April 11, 1778
$8			September 26, 1778
$20			September 26, 1778
$30			September 26, 1778
$40			September 26, 1778
$50			September 26, 1778
$60			September 26, 1778

1779

Denomination	Obverse	Reverse	Date
$1			January 14, 1779
$2			January 14, 1779
$4			January 14, 1779
$5			January 14, 1779
$20			January 14, 1779
$30			January 14, 1779
$35			January 14, 1779
$40			January 14, 1779
$45			January 14, 1779
$55			January 14, 1779
$60			January 14, 1779
$65			January 14, 1779
$70			January 14, 1779
$80			January 14, 1779

References

^ "Continental Currency: November 29, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: May 10, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: November 29, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: May 10, 1775". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: February 17, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: February 17, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: May 9, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: November 2, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: July 22, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: November 2, 1776". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: May 20, 1777". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: February 26, 1777". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: September 26, 1778". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: April 11, 1778". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Continental Currency: September 26, 1778". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: January 14, 1779". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "Continental Currency: January 14, 1779". coins.nd.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

Obsolete United States currency and coinage

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Discontinued denominations

Discontinued currency types

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Philosophy	American Enlightenment John Locke Colonial history Liberalism Republicanism Freedom of religion Rights of Englishmen No taxation without representation Common Sense Spirit of '76 "All men are created equal" "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" "Consent of the governed" Expansionism Settler colonialism
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Kingdom of Great Britain	Parliament British Army Royal Navy European allies of King George III
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Rebel colonies	Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Virginia
Loyal colonies	East Florida Nova Scotia Quebec West Florida

Leaders

British

Military	Arbuthnot Brant Burgoyne Campbell Carleton Clinton Cornwallis Fraser Gage Graves Richard Howe William Howe Knyphausen Rodney
Civilian	King George III Amherst Barrington Germain North Rockingham Sandwich Shelburne

Colonial

Military	Washington Alexander Allen Arnold Barry Claghorn Clark Duportail Gates Greene Hamilton Hopkins Jones de Kalb Knox Lafayette Charles Lee Lincoln Mercer Montgomery Nicholson Putnam Rodney St. Clair Schuyler von Steuben Sullivan Ward Wayne
Civilian	John Adams Samuel Adams Carroll Dickinson Franklin Hancock Hanson Henry Huntington Jay Jefferson Laurens Richard Henry Lee McKean Morris Revere Rush Witherspoon

Colonial allies

French	Louis XVI Beaumarchais d'Estaing de Grasse de Guichen Luzerne de Rochambeau Suffren Vergennes

Aftermath
Society of the Cincinnati Treaty of Paris (1783) Evacuation Day (1783) Ratification Day (1784) Constitutional Convention The Federalist Papers Constitution Bill of Rights Shays's Rebellion Jay Treaty

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