Paper 40 shilling of North Carolina, New Bern, 1760. 1987.97.9

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Obverse: II.£. 2l. | THIS BILL of Forty Shillings, shall \ pass current in all Payments, as Pro- \ clamation Money, within the Province of \ NORTH-CAROLINA, according to ACT \ of ASSEMBLY passed the 14th of \ July, 1760. | Death to counterfeit. [x3] | 40s. [x2] - Decorative borders

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0
  • Color: black

  • Measurements

    • Height: 69
    • Width: 91
  • SerialNumber: 240
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1760

  • Date on Object

    • Date: July 14, 1760
  • Denomination: 40 shilling
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: II.£. 2l. | THIS BILL of Forty Shillings, shall \ pass current in all Payments, as Pro- \ clamation Money, within the Province of \ NORTH-CAROLINA, according to ACT \ of ASSEMBLY passed the 14th of \ July, 1760. | Death to counterfeit. [x3] | 40s. [x2]
    • Type: Decorative borders

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1987.97.9
  • 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