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15 Cents 'Fractional Currency' - 4th series
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio vignette of a bust of Columbia at left, wearing a laurel wreath and crown, printed in black on a red guilloche underprint bearing the large numeral '15' at right. The denomination 'Fifteen Cents' appears in bold script across the centre, with the text 'United States' above in decorative lettering. Facsimile signatures of the Register and Treasurer appear at lower centre, with the printer's imprint along the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is dominated by an intricate lathe-work guilloche composition centred on an elaborate floral rosette, flanked by large ornamental counter numerals '15' at left and right. Densely engraved scrollwork borders surround the central vignette, with the statutory redemption legend arranged in two arched bands above and below the design. The printer's imprint appears along the lower margin. |
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| Signature(s) | John Allison and F.E. Spinner |
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