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5 Cents 'Fractional Currency' - 2nd issue
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Size | 66 × 48 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 FURNISHED ONLY BY THE Assistant Treasurers AND Designated Depositories OF THE UNITED STATES 5 United States FIVE CENTS 5 5 FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. 5 Receivable for all United States Stamps. 5 ACT APPROVED MARCH 3. 1863 Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department. |
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| Reverse lettering | EXCHANGEABLE FOR UNITED STATES NOTES BY THE Assistant Treasurers and Designated Depositories for the U.S. in sums not less than THREE DOLLARS. Receivable in payment of all dues to the United States less than Five Dollars EXCEPT CUSTOMS 5 5 |
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| Protection description | Violet fibers embedded in the paper; bronze-colored oval surround on the obverse and large bronze numeral on the reverse, both serving as anti-counterfeiting measures specific to the second issue. |
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