1771 United States 5 Pound Note Value
Documented from 4 documented examples, the United States 5 Pound Note is a 1771 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1771 United States 5 Pound Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 5 Pound Note
- Year
- 1771
- Material
- Paper
1771 United States 5 Pound Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
FIVE POUNDS. / By a LAW of the Colony of \ NEW-YORK, this Bill shall be received \ in all Payments in the Treasury, for \ Five Pounds. NEW-YORK, \ February 16, 1771. / V.L / Cs. / NEW • YORK / 'Tis Death to counterfeit. \ 100s. / SIGILL • CIVITAT • NOV • EBORAC
Seal of New York City, with Britannia seated above with Native American and female supporters, and beaver and ship
Reverse
Measured 1771 United States 5 Pound Note specimens
4 physically measured 1771 United States 5 Pound 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1771 United States 5 Pound Note #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NY-166 |
| 1771 United States 5 Pound Note #2 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NY-166 |
| 1771 United States 5 Pound Note #3 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NY-166 |
| 1771 United States 5 Pound Note #4 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-143 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.