The bills from the August 8, 1778 North Carolina issue were payable in Spanish milled dollars and printed by James Davis on dark course paper. This $5 note bears the motto “The Rising STATES”. Elaborate boarders on the front and back. Death to counterfeit on the front boarder. There was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time.
Signers: R. White, Thomas Harvey
The bills from the August 8, 1778 North Carolina issue were payable in Spanish milled dollars and printed by James Davis on dark course paper. This $5 note bears the motto “The Rising STATES”. Elaborate boarders on the front and back. Death to counterfeit on the front boarder. There was a shortage of these notes due to a smallpox epidemic at the time.
Signers: R. White, Thomas Harvey
Date: August 8, 1778
Denomination: $5
Friedberg #: NC-176d
State: North Carolina
Certification: PMG
Grade: 30
Comments: “Small Tears”
