NC 1771 2 Shillings, 6 Pence

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value two shillings and six pence

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Ink on laid paper

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1771

Dimensions:

OH: 2 3/8” (6.0cm); OW:  3 13/16” (9.7 cm)

Description:

Engraved two shilling and six pence Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll leafage border on left edge and vignette of duck in a circle on lower left corner. Inscribed: “2s.6d  TWO SHILLINGS, & SIX PENCE  N^o 19135/ The Province of North carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof/ Two Shillings & Six Pence proc. Money/ to be paid out of the Public Treasury/ According to Act of Assembly passed/ Dec^br 1771” Ink signatures on obverse: “John Harvey, J Rutherfurd, Lewis De Rosset and R^d Caswell.” Bill has not inscriptions on the reverse. Bill has never been folded.

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 was issued in a series of 16,000. A total of £60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. The two shilling and six pence note was issued in two series—one with a duck and the other with a house.

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.”