Title

North Carolina paper currency, Bill of Credit value twenty shillings

Maker

James Davis, printer

Material

Type on laid paper, ink

Origin

North Carolina, New Bern

Date:

1761

Dimensions:

OH: 2 5/16” (6.0 cm); OW: 3 3/16” (8.1 cm)

Description:

Typeset Bill of Credit issued by North Carolina with borders on the sides and bottom, each with the denomination (20 s., XX S.’ and i£) and inscription “Death to counterfeit”; wider border on left edge. Printed inscription: “North- Carolina.  N^o  4206 / [XX S.] twenty  shillings,/ Proclamation Money, according to Act/ of Assembly, passed the 23d of April/ 1761/ ( ii s) Death to counterfeit  (ii s.)” Ink signatures on the face of the bill: John Swann, John Starkey, Samuel Swann, and Lewis DeRosset. There are no signatures on the reverse. Bill has not been folded.

Donor:

Anonymous

Relation:

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

Comments:

Bill issued in a series of 6,506.  Neatly trimmed on all four sides, this bill appears to be uncirculated. There are several hidden characters in the borders to foil counterfeiting.

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.”