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| Title | One-half-dollar bill of credit, 1776 |
| Creator | North Carolina. Provincial Congress (Halifax, N.C.) |
| Date | April 2, 1776 |
| Description | One-half-dollar bill of credit issued in 1776; engraved by Gabriel Lewyn. |
| Historical Notes | Barely visible at the top-left corner of this 1776 bill are the letters "G.L." These initials appear on several other 1776 denominations and provide evidence that North Carolina officials contracted Gabriel Lewyn, a silversmith in Baltimore, Maryland, to engrave the printing plates for this issue. |
| Subject Name |
Lewyn, Gabriel. |
| Subject Topical |
Paper money Numismatic collections Money -- North Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| Subject Geographic |
North Carolina Maryland |
| 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 | CK926.26 |
| Citation | One-half-dollar bill of credit, 1776; CK926.26; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Paper |
| Style/Period | American Revolution |
Description
| Title | One-half-dollar bill of credit, 1776, face |
| Creator | North Carolina. Provincial Congress (Halifax, N.C.) |
| Date | April 2, 1776 |
| Description | Printed from engraved plate made by metalsmith Gabriel Lewyn of Baltimore, Maryland; circular monogram of what appears to be interlinked "TSNC" [The State of North Carolina?] at lower left; two signatures of four visible: W. Haywood and J. Webb; "HALF A DOLLAR" and "HALF DOLLAR" printed vertically on left border. |
| Transcription | N Carolina Currency No HALF A DOLLAR By Authority of CONGRESS at HALIFAX April 2d, 1776 DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT |
| Subject (tgm) |
Monograms Printers' ornaments |
| Subject Name |
Haywood, William, 1730-1779. Webb, John. |
| Subject Geographic |
North Carolina Maryland |
| DCMI Type | Image |
| Title Note | Title supplied by repository |
| Form General | Money |
| Physical Description | 82 x 58 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 | CK926.26 |
| Creator Identifier | Serial Number 766 |
| Citation | One-half-dollar bill of credit, 1776; CK926.26; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| filename | CK926_26_NC1776_face.tif |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Paper |
| path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
| Style/Period | American Revolution |
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