1740 United States 5 Shilling Note Value
The United States 5 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1740, catalogued here from a documented example with its full design description and specifications. Value depends on condition, rarity and collector demand rather than metal content.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1740 United States 5 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 5 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1740
- Material
- Paper
1740 United States 5 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
This Bill of Five \ Shillings due from the Colony \ of Rhode Island &c. shall \ be in Value equal to 14 pw: 19 gr, in \ Silver Troy wgt. of Sterl: Alloy, or \ Gold coin at the rate of £5.pr oz to \ the Possessor. And shall be accepted \ by the Treasurer and Receiver \ thereof in all Payments by order \ of the General Assembly. \ Warwick Decembr: the 2d: \ 1740 / 5s. [x4] \ Comte:
Rhode Island Coat of Arms
Reverse
Measured 1740 United States 5 Shilling Note specimens
1 physically measured 1740 United States 5 Shilling Note example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1740 United States 5 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.RI-39.reprint |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.