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.