NC 1761 4 Shillings

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value four shillings

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1761

Dimensions:

OH: 2 ¼” (5.7 cm); OW:  2 15/16” (7.4 cm)

Description:

Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on the sides and bottom, each with the inscription “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: “North Carolina.  N^o 1287/ [IV S.] four shillings,/ Proclamation Money, according to Act/ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April/ 1761/ ( 4 s) Death to counterfeit  (iv s.)” Inscribed on left edge “ (IV S.) Death to counterfeit  (IV s)” and on right side “(4s) Death to counterfeit (IV s.)” The signatures on the obverse of the bill are too faint to read: John Swann, Samuel Swann, John Starkey and Lewis DeRosset. Bill folded in half vertically.

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 a series of 2,720.

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.”