Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1776, face |
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Title | Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1776 |
Creator | North Carolina. Provincial Congress (Halifax, N.C.) |
Date | April 2, 1776 |
Description | Fragment of a ten dollar bill of credit. |
Historical Notes | This fragment of a 1776 bill was among thousands of other pieces of currency that Alexander B. Andrews, Jr., donated to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 1940s. More information about Andrews can be found in the "History of the University Library's Numismatic Collection" an essay available on this website. Also, a complete specimen of this bill is preserved in the collection (CK.926.36). |
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 | CK56.5743 |
Citation | Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1776; CK56.5743; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
Medium of Original | Paper |
Style/Period | American Revolution |
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Title | Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1776, face |
Creator | North Carolina. Provincial Congress (Halifax, N.C.) |
Date | April 2, 1776 |
Description | Fragment of bill; image of peacock at lower left corner; partial signatures at bottom right; bill likely engraved by Gabriel Lewyn of Baltimore, Maryland. |
Transcription | No. Caroli[na Currency] No TEN [DOLLARS] By Author[ity of Congress] at Halifax [April 2, 1776] |
Subject (tgm) |
Animals Birds Peacocks Ornithological illustrations Printers' ornaments |
Subject Name |
Lewyn, Gabriel. |
Subject Geographic |
North Carolina Maryland |
DCMI Type | Image |
Title Note | Title supplied by repository |
Form General | Money |
Physical Description | 45 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 | CK56.5743 |
Creator Identifier | Serial Number [5844] |
Citation | Ten-dollar bill of credit, 1776; CK56.5743; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
filename | CK56_5743_NCnd_face.tif |
Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
Medium of Original | Paper |
path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
Style/Period | American Revolution |
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