Paper 18 pence of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1773. 0000.999.29372

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.29372

Physical Description

  • Axis: 9
  • Color: black, red

  • Measurements

    • Height: 68
    • Width: 90
  • SerialNumber: 4744
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1773

  • Date on Object

    • Date: October 1, 1773
  • Denomination: 18 pence
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: EIGHTEEN PENCE. | According to an Act of Ge- \ neral Asem- bly of Pennsil- \ vania, passed in the 13th Year \ of the Reign of his Majesty \ GEORGE the Third. Dated \ the 1st Day of October, 1773. | Eighteen Pence. [x5] | 1/6 [x2]
    • Type: William Penn's Coat of Arms

  • Reverse

    • Legend: To Counterfeit is Death | One Shilling and Sixpence. | Printed by HALL and \ SELLERS.
    • Type: Farm scene

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29372
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Pennsylvania--Paper Money

Rights

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

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