1776 Colonial Currency Delaware

Colonial American banknote:

Colony: Delaware

Denomination: Five Shillings

Date: January 1, 1776

Printer: James Adams

Type: “Indent” bill (part of a two-piece note system to prevent counterfeiting)

Design details:

Front: intricate border, text, and signatures

Back: sheaf of wheat vignette

Warning: “To counterfeit is Death”