North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings

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Dublin Core

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings

Subject

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

Description

Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on the bottom and sides with inscription: “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: (XX s.) No 1274 (I £)/ THIS Bill of Twenty/ Shillings, shall pass current in/ all Payments, as Proclamation Money,/ within the Province of North-Caro-/lina, according to Act of Assembly/ passed the 14th of July 1760./ (i £) Death to Counterfeit. (20s.) ” Ink signatures on obverse: “Jno Swann,” “Saml Swann”/ “John Starkey” and “Lewis DeRosset.” Ink inscription on reverse: “JC to AG.” Bill folded in half horizontally.

Creator

James Davis

Source

Tryon Palace

Publisher

Davis, James

Date

1760

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 Archives and History.”

Relation

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

Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Money

Identifier

TP.2000.017.026

Coverage

North Carolina, New Bern

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Money

Physical Dimensions

OH: 3 3/16” (8.1 cm); OW: 3 3/8” (8.7 cm)

Citation

James Davis, “North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings,” Craven County Digital History, accessed December 25, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/566.