Early Paper Money of America / La Louisiane / 1777-1779 Joseph Bichot

Early Paper Money of America (NNP Edition)|

Private bons issued by Joseph (Juan Bautista) Bichot, a New Orleans baker, payable in loaves of bread, each loaf equal in value to 1 Spanish real or 1 bit. Inscribed in French on dirty and tattered French playing cards during the Spanish regime:

Bon pour deux pains le chacun un escalin. (Good for two loaves of bread, each 1 real)

1 real (1 loaf)
2 reales (2 loaves)
4 reales (4 loaves)