1769 United States 20 Shilling Note Value
The United States 20 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1769, 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.
1769 United States 20 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 20 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1769
- Material
- Paper
1769 United States 20 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
TWENTY SHILLINGS. / This Indented BILL of TWENTY \ SHILLINGS, shall entitle the Bearer to receive of the \ Treasurer of the Contributors to the Relief and Em- \ ployment of the Poor in the City of Philadelphia, the \ like Sum of Twenty Shillings, of equal Value with the \ same Sum, of the Bills of Credit of this Province, now \ by Law current, according to the Directions of an Act \ of General Assembly of Pennsylvania, made in the Ninth \ Year of the Reign of His Majesty GEORGE III. \ Dated the Tenth Day of March, 1769. / Twenty Shillings. [x2] / TWENTY SHIL.
William Penn's Coat of Arms
Reverse
TWENTY SHILLINGS. / TO COUNTERFEIT \ is DEATH. / Printed by DAVID HALL, and \ WILLIAM SELLERS. 1769. / XX
Nature print
Measured 1769 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens
1 physically measured 1769 United States 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1769 United States 20 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 9 h | Friedberg.PA-145 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.