1 Shilling, Virginia, 1774
date: label: Date made
content: 1774
name: label: Associated Name
content: George III King of Great Britain
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) shilling coin
label: Description (Brief)
content: Virginia, 1774
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: George III facing right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: GEORGIVS. III / DEI. GRATIA.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Crowned shield divided into quadrants.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: 17 74 VIRGI NIA
label: Description
content: Only six of these curious silver coins are known. Though commonly referred to as shillings, they bear no denomination. It is speculated that they may have been prototypes for a future coinage that did not occur.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia
label: place of issue
content: United States: Virginia
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Emery May Holden Norweb
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.82.48.27
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0798.0027
label: accession number
content: 1982.0798
label: catalog number
content: 82.48.27
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis measurement)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 cm x 2.5 cm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in