Paper Money, Five Pounds Bill, 1771 Small 320×220 Medium 640×440 Large 1024×704 Download Tiff Original 2400×1649 | (935.8 KB) Description Five Pounds (5 pounds) New York currency from 1771. Image is the Coat of Arms of New York City. Beneath the image is the inscription - 'TIS DEATH TO COUNTERFEIT THIS BILL. Keywords 1771 paper money, continental currency, money, New York Currency, paper money, U.S. currency, United Colony, US currency Galleries Historic American Currency Source: Scott Stamp & Coin Co. Standard Coin Catalogue (New York: Scott Stamp & Coin Co., 1889) 26
