Paper 50 shilling of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1775. 0000.999.29394

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.29394

Physical Description

  • Axis: 9
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 86
    • Width: 78
  • SerialNumber: 1375
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1775

  • Date on Object

    • Date: April 10, 1775
  • Denomination: 50 shilling
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: FIFTY SHILLINGS, \ According to an ACT of \ GENERAL ASSEMBLY of \ Pennsilvania, passed \ in the 15th Year of \ the REIGN of His \ Majesty GEORGE \ the Third. Dated the \ Tenth Day of April, \ Anno Domini 1775. \ Fifty Shill. \ LS. | Two Pounds Ten Shillings. | FIFTY SHILLINGS. [x2] | Two Pounds Ten S. | D
    • Type: William Penn's Coat of Arms

  • Reverse

    • Legend: To Counterfeit is DEATH. | Printed by HALL and SELLERS. | Fifty Shill. [x2] | Two Pounds Ten Shillings.
    • Type: Walnut Street Workhouse

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29394
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Pennsylvania--Paper Money

Notes

  • Plate D

Rights

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

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