Paper 50 dollar of North Carolina, Wilmington, 1779. 0000.999.29311

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Obverse: FIFTY DOLLARS. | STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA. | THIS BILL entitles the Bearer to receive \ FIFTY Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the Value \ thereof in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of \ Assembly passesd at Smithfield the 15th Day of May, \ 1779. | DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT. | FIFTY DOLLARS. | A Righteous Cause the Pro- \ tection of Providence - Decorative borders

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0
  • Color: black

  • Conservation State

    • Secondary Treatment: Mounted

  • Measurements

    • Height: 69
    • Width: 103
  • SerialNumber: 2486
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1779

  • Date on Object

    • Date: May 15, 1779
  • Denomination: 50 dollar
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: FIFTY DOLLARS. | STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA. | THIS BILL entitles the Bearer to receive \ FIFTY Spanish milled DOLLARS, or the Value \ thereof in Gold or Silver, agreeable to an Act of \ Assembly passesd at Smithfield the 15th Day of May, \ 1779. | DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT. | FIFTY DOLLARS. | A Righteous Cause the Pro- \ tection of Providence
    • Type: Decorative borders

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29311
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: North Carolina--Paper Money

Notes

  • With modern backer.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States