North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings
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)
OW: 5” (12.7 cm)
Collection
Citation
[James Davis], “North Carolina paper currency, value fifteen shillings,” Craven County Digital History, accessed September 29, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/537.