Early Paper Money of America / Georgia / 1776 Sterling Denominations

Early Paper Money of America (NNP Edition)|

£12,572 19s in Certificates authorized by the Provincial Congress in 1775 were printed to replace all outstanding issues. There are five sizes of certificates, the size increasing with the denomination, with two sizes for the 2s6d. The two highest denominations are printed in red and black and the others are in black. Borders and text are typeset. The first 5s certificates had a crown as a vignette which, on being considered unpatriotic, was removed in favor of a light blue circular seal. Lower denominations are usually unnumbered. Signers were Peter Bard, William Ewen, William Few, William Gibbons, James Habersham, George Houstoun, Peter LaVien, Lachlan McGillivray, William O'Bryen, William Stephens, Samuel Stirk, Edward Telfair, Nehemiah Wade, Andrew E. Wells, and Richard Wylly. On the 10s and £1 there were five signers; on the 5s with circular seal there were four; on the 5s with crown, the 2s6d, 1s6d and 3d, there were three; and on the 1s and 6d there were two.

3d Six border varieties:
(a) Top, right and bottom borders each have different ornaments.
(b) 22 spiral type ornaments in top and bottom borders.
(c) Question mark in center of top and right borders.
(d) Odd ornament near right end of bottom border and 14 X ornaments to right of odd ornament in top border.
(e) Left border has almost one full line of symbols representing the earth and its equator.
(f) Odd ornament near right end of bottom border and 13 X ornaments to right of odd ornament in top border.

6d Eight border varieties. Same border varieties as (a), (b), (c) and (d) of 3d.
(g) Question marks in center of right and bottom borders.
(h) Diagonal colon in top border; exclamation point in right border; and period in bottom border.
(i) Colon near center of top and bottom borders; question mark in center of right border.
(j) Colon near center of top and bottom borders; in right border question mark is above middle.

1s Three border varieties:
(k) The connection between the upper and lower portions of each of the two large border ornaments next to the inside line of the left border is on the right side.
(l) The connection between the upper and lower portions of each of the two large border ornaments next to the inside line of the left border is on the left side.
(m) The large ornament inside the juncture of the left and bottom borders is not part of either row.

1s6d Five border varieties:
(n) Odd ornament near right end of top border; bottom ornament in middle line of left border has a period above it.
(o) Odd ornament near right end of top border; bottom ornament in middle line of left border is a small solid oval.
(p) Exclamation point in center of bottom border.
(q) Denomination box contains no X ornaments.
(r) Odd ornament near center of left side of top border.

2s6d Horse. Denomination spelled out along both right and left sides (larger width)

2s6d Horse. Ornaments instead of denomination along right side (smaller width)

5s Crown. Two border varieties:
(s) Seven ornaments between inside of left border and F in bottom border.
(t) Eight ornaments between inside of left border and F in bottom border.

5s Blue seal with SPERANDUM (One must hope). Border identical to variety (t) of 5s with Crown

10s Three border varieties:
(u) No upright cross near each side of denomination in bottom border.
(v) Single crossbar on upright cross near each side of denomination in bottom border.
(w) Two crossbars on upright cross near each side of denomination in bottom border.

£1 Same border as variety (u) of 10s