South Carolina Three Pounds Provincial Congress Note, 1775
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
November 15, 1775
This historic Three Pounds banknote is a piece of American Revolutionary War-era currency issued by order of the South Carolina Provincial Congress on November 15, 1775.
Printed on quality laid paper, the note is uniface, featuring a blank reverse. The obverse displays the denomination in script and a prominent, sharply printed vignette of a cannon encircled by a laurel wreath. Above the cannon is the Latin motto "ULTIMA RATIO," which translates to "The Final Reckoning." The note includes decorative border elements and is fully hand-signed by Peter Bocquet, Junior, A. Toomer, and John Berwick in light brown ink.
As the highest denomination issued for this specific order, it represents the fiscal measures of the American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War. The layout is characteristic of the larger format provincial currency of the period, reflecting the patriotic themes prevalent in colonial American paper money production during this era.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Format
- uniface
- Material
- laid paper
- Denomination
- Three Pounds
Technical characteristics
- Reference
- Fr. SC-112
- Signatures
- Peter Bocquet, Junior, A. Toomer, John Berwick
- Issue authority
- South Carolina Provincial Congress
Design
- Motto
- ULTIMA RATIO
- Vignette
- cannon within a laurel wreath
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Research required
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
Recorded means a field is present, not independently verified. Read its wording, supporting source and the entry’s confidence level.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.