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10 Cents 'Fractional Currency' - 5th series
| Issuer | United States Department of the Treasury |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Size | 80 × 54 mm |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio portrait vignette of William M. Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury 1849, shown in three-quarter view within a fine-line engraved frame, with the vertical inscription FRACTIONAL CURRENCY along the left border. To the right, the denomination X CENTS appears in bold letterpress within an ornate guilloche cartouche, below which a circular red Treasury seal is printed in contrast ink. The lower margin carries engraved facsimile signatures of the Register and Treasurer, with the printer's imprint reading Bureau, Engraving & Printing. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green ink and centers on a large, intricately engraved guilloche medallion containing the redemption text, surrounded by ornate lathe-work borders. The inscriptions FRACTIONAL, TEN CENTS, and CURRENCY run across the top, while the denomination numeral 10 appears at each corner within scrollwork vignettes. The printer's imprint COLUMBIAN BANK NOTE CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. is set along the lower margin. |
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| Variants | P#122a - green seal P#122b - red seal with long key P#122c - red seal with short key |
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