NC 1771 5 Pounds
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Title
NC 1771 5 Pounds
Subject
Money--North Carolina--Specimens
Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens
Description
North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value five pounds
Engraved five-pound Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scroll border on left edge and a vignette showing a drum, cannons and flags in lower left corner. Printed inscription: “5£ FIVE POUNDS. No 399/ The Province of North Carolina/ is indebted to the Possessor hereof, / Five Pounds Proc. Money to be paid/ out of the Public Treasury according/ to Act of Assembly passed Decbr 1771.” Ink signatures on obverse: “J Rutherfurd, John Harvey/ Rd Caswell.” Ink signatures on the reverse: “Montfort” “John Tucker/ to/Wm Digge/ to/ Coleman/ Isaac Be[illeg.]ham/ EM” and “G: Wimberly/ to/ Is. B”
£60,000 in Debenture Bills was issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act of the Assembly. The bills were payable in Proclamation Money. Joseph Montfort was the Treasurer of the Northern District of North Carolina. His signature often appears on the reverse of this issue of bills.
Creator
Davis, James
Source
Purchase
Publisher
James Davis
Date
1771
Contributor
Richards, Nancy
Knight, Dean
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.”
Format
OH: 2 5/8” (6.6 cm); OW: 4” (10.0 cm)
Language
eng
Type
Money
Identifier
TP.1986.022.001
Coverage
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
North Carolina
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Money
Physical Dimensions
OH: 2 5/8” (6.6 cm); OW: 4” (10.0 cm)
Collection
Citation
Davis, James, “NC 1771 5 Pounds,” Craven County Digital History, accessed September 29, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/510.