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From the Archives: During Great Depression bank holiday, 'Prince' issued its own currency

Written by Daily Princetonian Staff,
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012

Following President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's declaration of a four-day nationwide bank holiday during the Great Depression, The Daily Princetonian issued its own currency in denominations of 25 cents. The currency first appeared on March 7, 1933, in the form ...

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