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.

Measured 1771 United States 5 Pound Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
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.