Template:POTD/2021-11-25/9 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia < Template:POTD | 2021-11-25 Jump to navigation Jump to search Picture of the day Early American currency went through several stages of development during the colonial and post-Revolutionary history of the United States. During the American Revolution, the Colonies became independent states. No longer subject to arbitrarily imposed monetary regulations by the British Parliament, the States began to issue paper money, to pay for military expenses. This three pounds banknote was issued by the Province of North Carolina, dated 27 November 1729; it is part of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. Other issues: Colony of Connecticut Delaware Colony State of Georgia Province of Maryland Province of Massachusetts Bay State of New Hampshire Colony of New Jersey Colony of New York Province of North Carolina Province of Pennsylvania State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations State of South Carolina Colony of Virginia Banknote design credit: Province of North Carolina; photographed by Andrew Shiva Archive – More featured pictures... See also[edit] Template:POTD protected/9 Categories: Wikipedia Picture of the day November 2021 Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Template Talk Read Edit View history Search Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Special pages Permanent link Page information Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages Add links This page was last edited on 8 November 2021, at 14:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Mobile view Developers Statistics Cookie statement