Craven County Digital History Exhibit

NC c1754 20 Shillings

Accession Number TP.2000.017.014

 

Title

North Carolina paper currency, value 20 shillings

 

Maker

James Davis, printer

 

Material

Ink on laid paper

 

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

 

Date:

After 1754-03-09

 

Dimensions:

OH: 2 5/8” (6.7 cm); OW:  5 1/8” (13 cm)

 

Description:

Engraved twenty-shilling note issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scrolled leaf border on left edge and crown in a circle on lower left corner. Printed inscription: “North Carolina./  xx s. Twenty Shillings/ Proclamation Money according to Act of / Assembly pass’d ye 9th of March 1754.” Bill is numbered in ink in upper right corner: “1485.” Signed in ink on obverse: “John Starkey,” “Sam Swann”/ “Jno Swann” and (faintly) “Lewis De Rosset.” In ink on reverse: “R:O:MK.” Bill folded in half.

 

Donor:

Anonymous

 

Relation:

This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.

 

Comments:

Bill issued in series of  4,000.

 

Language:

En

 

Rights:

Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.”

Obverse Image
Reverse Image

Images scanned by Dean Knight
Text prepared by Nancy Richards and Victor T. Jones, Jr.

Last edited: June 5, 2015