North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings

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Dublin Core

Title

North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings

Subject

Money--North Carolina--Specimens
Paper money--North Carolina--Specimens

Description

Engraved fifteen-shilling Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina. Printed from engraved copper plate with scrolled leafage and shell border on left edge and vignette of standing lion in lower left corner. Printed inscription: “North Carolina/ XV s FIFTEEN SHILLINGS/ Proclamation Mony [sic] according to Act of/ Assembly pass’d the 4th of April 1748.” Signed in ink on obverse: “E Mosley” Note: Other signatures are illegible and serial number is torn off. Mathematical calculation in ink on reverse: “15.6/ 8. //6.6.” Printed on very thin stock, the note was folded in quarters.

Creator

[James Davis]

Source

Tryon Palace

Publisher

Davis, James

Date

1748 April 04

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.”

Relation

This is part of 54-piece gift of North Carolina paper currency issued between 1748 and 1771 from the same anonymous donor.

Format

jpg

Language

EN

Type

Money

Identifier

TP.2000.017.003

Coverage

North Carolina, New Bern

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Money

Physical Dimensions

OH: 2 ½” (6.4 cm)
OW: 5” (12.7 cm)

Citation

[James Davis], “North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings,” Craven County Digital History, accessed December 25, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/537.