1771 United States 5 Shilling Note Value
The United States 5 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1771, catalogued here from 7 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.
1771 United States 5 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 5 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1771
- Material
- Paper
1771 United States 5 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
FIVE SHILLINGS. / BY a LAW of the Colony of New- \ York, this BILL shall be received \ in all Payments in the TREASURY, for \ FIVE SHILLINGS. \ New-York, February 16, 1771. / V.S. / V. Shillings. / 5s. / 'Tis Death to counterfeit. / NEW • YORK / SIGILL • CIVITAT • NOV • EBORAC
Seal of New York City, with Britannia seated above with Native American and female supporters, and beaver and ship
Reverse
Nature print
Measured 1771 United States 5 Shilling Note specimens
7 physically measured 1771 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1771 United States 5 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NY-161 |
| 1771 United States 5 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-137 |
| 1771 United States 5 Shilling Note #3 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-137 |
| 1771 United States 5 Shilling Note #4 | - | - | 9 h | Friedberg.PA-146 |
| 1771 United States 5 Shilling Note #5 | - | - | - | Friedberg.PA-146 |
| 1771 United States 5 Shilling Note #6 | - | - | - | Friedberg.CT-165 |
| 1771 United States 5 Shilling Note #7 | - | - | - | Friedberg.NC-137 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.