Forty-shilling bill of credit, 1748, face |
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| Title | Forty-shilling bill of credit, 1748 |
| Creator | North Carolina. Colonial Assembly. |
| Date | April 4, 1748 |
| Description | Forty shilling bill of credit issued at New Bern, North Carolina in 1748. |
| Historical Notes | This bill carries a 1748 authorization date, but it and the rest of that issue were actually printed by James Davis in New Bern, N.C., in the early summer of 1749. Davis, who had relocated from Virginia, became the first printer to establish a shop in North Carolina. |
| Subject Topical |
Paper money Numismatic collections Money -- North Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 |
| Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
| DCMI Type | Image |
| Title Note | Title supplied by repository |
| Form General | Money |
| Physical Description | 132 x 63 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 | CK926.2 |
| Creator Identifier | Serial Number 871 |
| Citation | Forty-shilling bill of credit, 1748; CK926.2; North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Paper |
| path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
| Style/Period | Colonial Era |
Description
| Title | Forty-shilling bill of credit, 1748, face |
| Creator | North Carolina. Colonial Assembly. |
| Date | April 4, 1748 |
| Description | Printed from engraved copper plate, circular vignette at lower left with a grouping of furled flags, a drum, and crossed cannon barrels; scrollwork design at left; four signatures in lower right corner |
| Transcription | NORTH CAROLINA No XLS. FORTY SHILLINGS proclamation Mony According to Act of Assembly pass'd the 4th of April 1748 |
| Subject (tgm) |
Flags Drums Cannons Printers' ornaments |
| Subject Name |
Davis, James, 1721-1785. Allen, Eleazer, 1692-1750. Moseley, Edward, 1682-1749. Starkey, John, 1697?-1765. Swann, Samuel, 1704-1774. |
| Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
| DCMI Type | Image |
| Title Note | Title supplied by repository |
| Form General | Money |
| Physical Description | 132 x 63 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 | CK926.2 |
| Creator Identifier | Serial Number 871 |
| Citation | Forty-shilling bill of credit, 1748; CK926.2; North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| filename | CK926_2_NC1748_face.tif |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Paper |
| path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
| Style/Period | Colonial Era |
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