Twenty-shilling bill of credit, 1760, face |
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| Title | Twenty-shilling bill of credit, 1760 |
| Creator | North Carolina. Colonial Assembly. |
| Date | July 14, 1760 |
| Description | Twenty shilling bill of credit issued at New Bern, North Carolina in 1760. |
| Historical Notes | As part of a 12,000-pound authorization, this bill of credit was assigned “legal tender” status by North Carolina’s colonial assembly, meaning that creditors were obligated to accept this currency for all public and private debts. |
| Subject Topical |
Paper money Numismatic collections Money -- North Carolina -- History -- Colonial Period, ca. 1600-1812 |
| Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
| DCMI Type | Image |
| Title Note | Title supplied by repository |
| Form General | Money |
| Collection in Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection |
| Digital Collection | North Carolina Currency |
| Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Local Identifier | CK926.11 |
| Citation | Twenty-shilling bill of credit, 1760; CK926.11; North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Paper |
| Style/Period | Colonial Era |
Description
| Title | Twenty-shilling bill of credit, 1760, face |
| Creator | North Carolina. Colonial Assembly. |
| Date | July 14, 1760 |
| Description | The face of this bill contains several decorative elements, including crowns at the bottom of the piece. "Death to counterfeit" appears on three sides, and the bill has been signed by four different people. Printed by type set by James Davis or New Bern. |
| Transcription | (XXs.) No. (1₤) THIS BILL of TWENTY SHILLINGS, shall pass current in all Payments, as Proclamation Money, within the Province of NORTH-CARO-LINA, according to Act of Assembly passed the 14th of July, 1760. (1₤) Death to counterfeit. (20s.) |
| Subject (tgm) |
Printers' ornaments Crowns |
| Subject Name |
Davis, James, 1721-1785. |
| Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
| DCMI Type | Image |
| Title Note | Title supplied by repository |
| Form General | Money |
| Physical Description | 81 x 65 mm |
| Collection in Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection |
| Digital Collection | North Carolina Currency |
| Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Local Identifier | CK926.11 |
| Creator Identifier | Serial Number 277 |
| Citation | Twenty-shilling bill of credit, 1760; CK926.11; North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| filename | CK926.11_NC1760_face.tif |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Paper |
| path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
| Style/Period | Colonial Era |
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