Paper 40 shilling of North Carolina, New Bern, 1768. 1987.97.23

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Obverse: NORTH-CAROLINA. | [XL S.] FORTY SHILLINGS. | THE Province of NORTH CAROLINA is in- \ debted to the Possessor hereof, Forty Shillings, \ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Pub- \ lic Treasury, on Demand, at any Time after the \ Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, according to ACT \ of ASSEMBLY, passed December 1768. | (XL S.) [x3] | Death to counterfeit. [x3] | (II l.) [x2] | (40s.) - Decorative borders

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 75
    • Width: 95
  • SerialNumber: 1920
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1768

  • Date on Object

    • Date: December 1768
  • Denomination: 40 shilling
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: NORTH-CAROLINA. | [XL S.] FORTY SHILLINGS. | THE Province of NORTH CAROLINA is in- \ debted to the Possessor hereof, Forty Shillings, \ Proclamation Money; to be paid out of the Pub- \ lic Treasury, on Demand, at any Time after the \ Tenth Day of JUNE, 1772, according to ACT \ of ASSEMBLY, passed December 1768. | (XL S.) [x3] | Death to counterfeit. [x3] | (II l.) [x2] | (40s.)
    • Type: Decorative borders

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1987.97.23
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Mrs. Anne Picker

Subjects

  • Series: North Carolina--Paper Money

Rights

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