2 Shillings
© National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution
Features
| Issuer |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
(United States (pre-federal and private/territorial))  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Colonial period (1607-1776)
|
| Type | Local banknotes |
| Year | 1741 |
| Value | 2 Shillings (0.1) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular (hand cut) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 537025 |
Obverse
Black print. Text in main frame. Illustration encircled by text at lower-left. Four signature lines at lower-right.
Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)
Lettering:
THE BANK BILL
Two Shillings.
WE JOINTLY and SEVERALLY,
for our Selves and Partners, promiſ
to take this Bill as Two Shillings, lawful
Silver Money, at Six Shillings, and Eight Pence
Pʳ Ounce, in all Payments Trade and Buſineſs, &
for Stock in our Treaſury at anyTime, &
to pay the same at the Eſtimate on Demand, to
Mʳ James Eveſeth or Order, in the Province
or Manufactures enumerated in our Scheme; as
recorded in the County of Eſsex's Records, for Value
rec.ᵈ Dated at Ipſwich, the Firſt Day of May,
1741
2ˢ 2ˢ
JUSTITIA
REDIVIVA
Reverse
Blank with payee's name handwritten.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1741-May-01 | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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