Paper 10 shilling of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1773. 0000.999.29381

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.29381

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12
  • Color: black, red

  • Measurements

    • Height: 89
    • Width: 69
  • SerialNumber: 2562
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1773

  • Date on Object

    • Date: October 1, 1773
  • Denomination: 10 shilling
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: TEN SHILLINGS, \ According to an \ Act of GENERAL \ ASSEMBLY of Pen- \ sylvania, passed in \ the 13th Year of \ the Reign of His \ Majesty GEORGE \ the Third. Dated \ the First Day of October, 1773. \ TEN SHILLINGS. [x5]
    • Type: William Penn's Coat of Arms

  • Reverse

    • Legend: TEN SHILLINGS. | To COUNTERFEIT is DEATH. | Printed by HALL and \ SELLERS.
    • Type: Farm scene

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29381
  • 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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