1769 United States 5 Shilling Note Value
The United States 5 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1769, catalogued here from 3 documented examples 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 5 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 5 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1769
- Material
- Paper
1769 United States 5 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
FIVE SHILLINGS. [x2] / THIS Indented BILL of \ FIVE SHILLINGS, shall entitle the \ Bearer to receive of the Treasurer of the \ Contributions to the Relief and Employ- \ ment of the Poor in the City of Philadel- \ phila, the like Sum of Five Shillings, of \ equal Value now the same Sum, of the \ Bills of Credit of this Province now by Law current, ac- \ cording to the Direc- \ tions of an Act of \ General Assembly of \ Pennsylvania, made \ in the Ninth Year \ of the Reign of His \ Majesty GEORGE \ III. Dated the 10th \ of March, 1769. / A CROWN. / B
William Penn's Coat of Arms
Reverse
FIVE SHILLINGS. / [To] Counterfeit \ is DEA[TH] / Printed by DAVID HALL, and \ WILLIAM SELLERS, 1769.
Nature print
Measured 1769 United States 5 Shilling Note specimens
3 physically measured 1769 United States 5 Shilling Note examples 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 5 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | 9 h | Friedberg.PA-142 |
| 1769 United States 5 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | - | Friedberg.PA-142 |
| 1769 United States 5 Shilling Note #3 | - | - | 9 h | Friedberg.PA-142 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.