Title

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty five dollars

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1780

Dimensions:

OH:  2½”  (6.3 cm); OW:  3 ¼” (8.3 cm)

Description:

Typeset twenty-five-dollar Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders all around; top border printed “north carolina currency.” Left border: TWENTY FIVE Dollars.” Right border “Death to Counterfeit.” Main text: “Twenty Five DOLLARS./ N^o 183/ state of north carolina./ This bill intitles [sic] the Bearer to receive/ twenty five Spanish milled Dollars, or the/ Value thereof in Gold or Silver, agree-/a able to an Ace of Assembly passed at Newbern/ the 10^th  Day of May, 1780. Motto in lower left corner: “Dulce pro Patria/ mori” (It is pleasing to die for one’s country). Ink signatures on obverse: [illegible]/ “Ja^s Coor”. Printed on reverse: “Twenty Five Dollars./ Printed by J. DAVIS/ 1780.”

Source:

Purchase

Relation:

Comments:

 £1,240,000 ($3,100,000) in legal tender Bills of Credit authorized by Act of the Assembly on May 10, 1880 This Act gave the Governor the right to issue additional bills. The Governor apparently added to the issued of $25, $100 and $500 bills and created new denomination of $200, $300, $400 and $600. This particular design was issued in a series of 8,000. Bills were printed on both sides. This design was issued in an issue of more than 8,000. Six different bills were issued in the $25 denomination.

Language:

En

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.”