British colonial American paper currency

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Period

Colonial period

Paper currency issued by individual British North American colonies, typically bearing anti-counterfeiting devices such as nature printing.

Historical context

Colonial currency issues, including the well-known nature-printed notes associated with Benjamin Franklin's printing work, were denominated in colonial pounds, shillings and pence.

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Colony-by-colony issue lists, dates and signers require transcription from a specialist reference
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