Paper shilling of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1769. 1969.75.9

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Obverse: ONE SHILLING. [x2] | THIS indented BILL of ONE SHILLING. \ shall entitle the Bearer to receive of the Treasurer \ of the Contributors to the Relief and Employment \ of the Poor in the City of Philadelphia, the like \ Sum of One Shilling, of equal Value with the \ same Sum of the Bills or Credit of this Province, \ now by Law current, according to the Directions \ of an Act of General Assembly of Pennsilvania \ made in the Ninth Year [of the Reign] of His Ma- \ jesty GEORGE III [[...] the Tenth Day \ of March, 1769. | ONE SHILLING. | A - William Penn's Coat of Arms

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 86
    • Width: 72
  • SerialNumber: 17405
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1769

  • Date on Object

    • Date: March 10, 1769
  • Denomination: shilling
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ONE SHILLING. [x2] | THIS indented BILL of ONE SHILLING. \ shall entitle the Bearer to receive of the Treasurer \ of the Contributors to the Relief and Employment \ of the Poor in the City of Philadelphia, the like \ Sum of One Shilling, of equal Value with the \ same Sum of the Bills or Credit of this Province, \ now by Law current, according to the Directions \ of an Act of General Assembly of Pennsilvania \ made in the Ninth Year [of the Reign] of His Ma- \ jesty GEORGE III [[...] the Tenth Day \ of March, 1769. | ONE SHILLING. | A
    • Type: William Penn's Coat of Arms

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1969.75.9
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Eric P. Newman

Subjects

  • Series: Pennsylvania--Paper Money

Notes

  • Plate A

Rights

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

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