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Five Signed British Exchequer Bills

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Five signed £100 bills issued by the Exchequer, stamped with the treasury seal, and most signed by George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax and Auditor of the Exchequer. The uneven edges of the paper was used to secure against forgery.

Temple University Library Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 1, May 1954.

Source unknown.

Originally cataloged in 1992. Re-processed and finding aid prepared in September 2021 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.

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Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Finding Aid Author
Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services
Finding Aid Date
September 2021
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