Accession Number |
TP.2000.017.024
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Title |
North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value five shillings
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Maker |
James Davis, printer
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Material |
Type on laid paper, ink
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Origin |
North Carolina, New Bern
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Date: |
1760
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Dimensions: |
OH: 2 5/8” (6.7 cm); OW: 3 1/8” (8.0 cm)
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Description: |
Typeset note issued by North Carolina with and narrow borders on bottom and sides with inscription: “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: [5 s.] No 3574 [v s.] / THIS Bill of Five Shil-/lings, shall pass current in all/ Payments, as Proclamation Money, within/ the Province of North Carolina, according/ to Act of Assembly passed the 14th of/ July 1760.”/ “(V s.) Death to counterfeit (5s.)” Ink signatures on obverse: “Jno Swann,” “Saml Swann”/ “John Starkley” and “Lewis DeRosset.” Bill folded in half horizontally and vertically.
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Donor: |
Anonymous
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Relation: |
This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.
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Comments: |
Bill issued in a series of 4,000 notes. One unusual feature of the five shilling notes is that the crown motif at the bottom of the note is inverted.
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Language: |
En
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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: August 21, 2018