1781 United States 20 Shilling Note Value

Documented from a documented example, the United States 20 Shilling Note is a 1781 collectible note. The description, inscriptions and specifications below are drawn from museum specimens; market value rests on rarity and condition.

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1781 United States 20 Shilling Note specifications

Series
United States Paper Money
Denomination
United States 20 Shilling Note
Year
1781
Material
Paper

1781 United States 20 Shilling Note inscriptions & design

Obverse

TWENTY SHILLINGS. / THE Possessor of this BILL shall be \ paid by the Treasurer of the State \ of Vermont, TWENTY SHIL \ LINGS, in Spanish milled Dollars, at \ Six Shillings each \ [or] Gold or Silver \ Coins equivalent, by \ the first Day of \ June A D 1782 \ By Order of Assem \ bly - Windsor \ February, 1781. / VERMONT CURRENCY / VERMONT CALLS FOR JUSTICE

Seal

Reverse

Measured 1781 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens

1 physically measured 1781 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.

Measured 1781 United States 20 Shilling Note specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1781 United States 20 Shilling Note #1---Friedberg.VT-6

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.