20 Shillings
Features
| Issuer |
Delaware
(United States (pre-federal and private/territorial))  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Post-colonial period (1776-1781)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1777 |
| Value | 20 Shillings (1) |
| Currency | Pound |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Issued | 1 May 1777 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 545553 |
| References | KM# S653 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
Denomination on all four sides of the banknote with coat of arms at the left.
Handwritten serial number at top-center. Handwritten signature at lower-right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TWENTY SHILLINGS
THIS In-
dented Bill
ſhall paſs
current for
Twenty Shil-
lings within
the Delaware
State, accord-
ing to an Act of General Aſſembly
of the ſaid State, made in the Year
of our Lord One Thouſand Seven
Hundred and
Seventy-Six.
Dated the 1ſt.
Day of May,
1777. XXs.
TWENTY ✷ SHILLINGS
Reverse
Decorative motifs around border. Denomination at the top. Illustration of wheat sheaf in center frame, with warning text below. Printer and date at bottom-center.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TWENTY SHILLINGS
To Counterfeit is Death.
Printed by JAMES ADAMS, 1777
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| 1777-May-01 | KM# 653Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
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