Paper 2 shilling 6 pence of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1785. 1982.163.61

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1982.163.61

Physical Description

  • Axis: 3
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 61
    • Width: 100
  • SerialNumber: [illegible]
  • Shape: Rectangle

  • Watermark

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1785

  • Date on Object

    • Date: March 16, 1785
  • Denomination: 2 shilling 6 pence
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: Two Shillings and Sixpence. | THIS BILL by law shall \ pass CURRENT for Two Shil- \ lings and Sixpence, within the Com- \ monwealth of Pennsylvania, according to \ an Act of the General Assembly, passed at \ Philadelphia, the sixteenth day of March \ Anno Domini one thou- \ sand seven hundred and \ eighty-five. \ 2 Shillings and 6 pence. | TWO SHILLINGS and SIX PENCE [x2] | PENN- \ SYLV
    • Type: Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

  • Reverse

    • Legend: TWO SHILLINGS \ AND SIXPENCE. | To Counterfeit is Death | PHILADELPHIA \ Printed by FRANCIS BAILEY, | Two and Six
    • Type: Nature print

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1982.163.61
  • 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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