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5 Cents 'Fractional Currency' - 3rd series
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 USD) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a central portrait vignette of Spencer M. Clark, then Superintendent of the National Currency Bureau, whose likeness was controversially placed on this issue — a decision that prompted Congress to subsequently ban living persons from appearing on U.S. currency. The portrait is framed within an intricate lathe-work border, with denomination and legal tender inscriptions arranged in multiple registers across the note. The entire design was engraved and printed at the Treasury Department. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed entirely in green ink and presents a dense guilloche surround of fine lathe-work forming a scalloped outer border, with large ornate numeral "5" counters at each corner rendered in scroll and filigree work. A central cartouche with a wavy foliate frame contains the redemption and legal tender text in an italic script, set against a lightly patterned microprint underprint. |
| Reverse lettering | Exchangeable for United States Notes by Assistant Treasurers & designated Depositaries of the United States in sums not less than Three Doll.s Receivable in payment of all dues to the United States, less than Five Dollars, Except Customs. |
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