North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and eight pence

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Dublin Core

Title

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and eight pence

Subject

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

Description

Typeset note issued by North Carolina with narrow borders on bottom and left edge and wider border on right edge with inscription: “Death to counterfeit.” Printed inscription: (iis. viiid.) No 2[illeg.]3 (2 s. 8 d.)/ THIS Bill of Two Shillings and/ Eight Pence, 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.” In bottom border: “(2 s. 8d.) Death to counterfeit (iis. viiid.). Ink.signatures on obverse: “Jno Swann,” “Saml Swann” (very faint)/ “John Starkley” and “Lewis DeRosset.” Ink inscription on reverse: [illegible]. Bill folded in half horizontally and vertically.

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 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.2000.017.023

Coverage

North Carolina, New Bern

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Money

Physical Dimensions

OH: 2 ½” (6.4 cm); OW: 2 ¾” (7.0 cm)

Citation

James Davis, “North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value two shillings and eight pence,” Craven County Digital History, accessed December 25, 2024, https://kellenberger.mycprl.org/digital/items/show/569.