NC 1771 10 Shillings

NC 1771 10 Shillings

Money--North Carolina--Specimens

Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens

North Carolina paper currency, Debenture Bill value ten shillings

Engraved ten-shilling Debenture Bill issued by North Carolina; wide border on left side and vignette of ship in lower left corner. Main text: “10s. TEN SHILLINGS No 3642/ The Province of North Carolina is/ indebted to the Possessor hereof Ten/ Shillings proc. Money to be paid-/ out of the Public Treasury accord-/ ing to Act of Assembly passed Dec. 1771” Ink signatures: “Lewis De Rosset”/ “Rutherfurd” and “John Har[vey].” Ink inscriptions on reverse: only partially legible.

£60,000 in Debenture Bills issued pursuant to the December 1771 Act and payable in Proclamation Money. Bill issued in series of 10,000

Davis, James

Ross, L.F. (Mr. and Mrs.)

James Davis

1771

Richards, Nancy

Knight, Dean

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.”

OH: 2 1/8” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.3 cm)

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Money

TP.1986.036.001

New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina

Money

OH: 2 1/8” (5.3 cm); OW: 3 ¾” (9.3 cm)