1773 Bank Of England Notes Act - King George III - Anti Counterfeiting Law
1773 Bank of England Notes Act – King George III – Anti-Counterfeiting Law – Original Parliament Statute
Original British Parliamentary statute printed in London in 1773, during the reign of King George III.
This official Act of Parliament is titled:
"An Act for the more effectual preventing the forging of the Notes or Bills of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England; and for the preventing the obtaining a false Credit, by the Imitation of the Notes or Bills of the said Governor and Company."
Issued as Chapter LXXIX of the statutes enacted in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of King George III, this legislation was designed to combat the growing problem of forged Bank of England notes and fraudulent imitations of paper currency.
Printed by the King's Printers:
Charles Eyre & William Strahan
London, 1773
Historical Importance
This statute represents an early effort by the British government to protect the integrity of the nation's paper currency and financial system. Enacted during a period of increasing commercial activity and financial innovation, it illustrates the growing importance of the Bank of England and the need to safeguard public confidence in banknotes.
Details
Original 1773 parliamentary printing
King George III period
Bank of England Notes Act 1773
Anti-counterfeiting legislation
Printed in London
Charles Eyre & William Strahan, Printers to the King
Folio format
Laid paper
Condition
Very good eighteenth-century condition. Clean paper, strong printing impression, and attractive appearance. Disbound from a larger volume as issued. Please examine photographs carefully for complete condition details.
Collector Interest
Ideal for collectors of:
Banking history
Bank of England material
Paper money history
Financial legislation
British parliamentary acts
King George III era documents
Pre-Revolutionary Americana and British history
Legal and economic history
A scarce and fascinating 1773 Bank of England anti-counterfeiting statute from the eve of the American Revolution.
1773 Bank of England Notes Act – King George III – Anti-Counterfeiting Law – Original Parliament Statute
Original British Parliamentary statute printed in London in 1773, during the reign of King George III.
This official Act of Parliament is titled:
"An Act for the more effectual preventing the forging of the Notes or Bills of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England; and for the preventing the obtaining a false Credit, by the Imitation of the Notes or Bills of the said Governor and Company."
Issued as Chapter LXXIX of the statutes enacted in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of King George III, this legislation was designed to combat the growing problem of forged Bank of England notes and fraudulent imitations of paper currency.
Printed by the King's Printers:
Charles Eyre & William Strahan
London, 1773
Historical Importance
This statute represents an early effort by the British government to protect the integrity of the nation's paper currency and financial system. Enacted during a period of increasing commercial activity and financial innovation, it illustrates the growing importance of the Bank of England and the need to safeguard public confidence in banknotes.
Details
Original 1773 parliamentary printing
King George III period
Bank of England Notes Act 1773
Anti-counterfeiting legislation
Printed in London
Charles Eyre & William Strahan, Printers to the King
Folio format
Laid paper
Condition
Very good eighteenth-century condition. Clean paper, strong printing impression, and attractive appearance. Disbound from a larger volume as issued. Please examine photographs carefully for complete condition details.
Collector Interest
Ideal for collectors of:
Banking history
Bank of England material
Paper money history
Financial legislation
British parliamentary acts
King George III era documents
Pre-Revolutionary Americana and British history
Legal and economic history
A scarce and fascinating 1773 Bank of England anti-counterfeiting statute from the eve of the American Revolution.
