1786 United States 5 Shilling Note Value
The United States 5 Shilling Note is a collectible note from 1786, 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.
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1786 United States 5 Shilling Note specifications
- Series
- United States Paper Money
- Denomination
- United States 5 Shilling Note
- Year
- 1786
- Material
- Paper
1786 United States 5 Shilling Note inscriptions & design
Obverse
STATE OF GEORGIA / Five Shillings. / THIS BILL shall pass current for FIVE SHILLINGS, \ according to an ACT of GENERAL ASSEMBLY \ of the STATE of GEORGIA, passed the Fourteenth Day of \ August, in the Year of our LORD One Thousand Seven \ Hundred and Eighty-six. Dated the Sixteenth Day of Octo- \ ber, A. D. 1786. / Treasurer. / AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH. / PRO BONO PUBLICO \ THE CON \ STITUTION \ OF THE \ STATE OF \ GEORGIA \ 1777. / ABERNETHIE SCU. / V sh. \ To counterfeit is DEATH \ 5 sh.
Rhode Island Coat of Arms
Reverse
Frame
Measured 1786 United States 5 Shilling Note specimens
3 physically measured 1786 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 United States 5 Shilling Note #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.GA-129 |
| 1786 United States 5 Shilling Note #2 | - | - | - | Friedberg.SC-161 |
| 1786 United States 5 Shilling Note #3 | - | - | 12 h | Friedberg.RI-295 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.