Paper 5 shilling of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), 1773. 1989.44.3

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1989.44.3

Physical Description

  • Axis: 9
  • Color: black, red

  • Measurements

    • Height: 69
    • Width: 90
  • SerialNumber: 23075
  • Shape: Rectangle

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Paper currency
  • Date: 1773

  • Date on Object

    • Date: October 1, 1773
  • Denomination: 5 shilling
  • Manufacture: Printed
  • Material: Paper

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: FIVE SHILLINGS, \ According to an Act of General Assembly of \ Pennsylvania, passed in the 13th Year of \ the Reign of his Ma- jesty GEORGE \ the Third. Dated the First \ Day of October, 1773. | A CROWN. | FIVE SHILLINGS \ V [x3] | A CROWN \ FIVE SHILLINGS.
    • Type: William Penn's Coat of Arms

  • Reverse

    • Legend: To counterfeit is Death. \ FIVE SHILLINGS. | Printed by HALL and \ SELLERS.
    • Type: Farm scene

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1989.44.3
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Subjects

  • Series: Pennsylvania--Paper Money

Notes

  • EXCH # 1989.804, Museum of the Rockies

Rights

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

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