Paper 15 shilling of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1775. 0000.999.29421

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.29421

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 87
    • Width: 70
  • SerialNumber: 1056
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1775

  • Date on Object

    • Date: October 25, 1775
  • Denomination: 15 shilling
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: FIFTEEN Shillings. \ According to an Act of GENERAL \ ASSEMBLY of \ Pensilvania, pass- \ ed in the 15th Year \ of the Reign of his \ Majesty GEORGE \ III. Dated the 25th \ Day of October \ Anno Dom. 1775. | XV Shill. | Fifteen Shillings [x3] | THREE CROWNS
    • Type: William Penn's Coat of Arms

  • Reverse

    • Legend: FIFTEEN SHILLINGS. | To Counterfeit is DEATH. | PRINTED BY HALL AND SEL- \ LERS. 1775.
    • Type: Nature print

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.29421
  • 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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