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5 Cents 'Fractional Currency' - 3rd series
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1863 |
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| Size | 67 x 47 mm |
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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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| Obverse lettering | Act of March 3d. 1863 United States FRACTIONAL CURRENCY Receivable for all U.S. Stamps. FIVE CENTS Furnished only and designated by the ASSISTANT DEPOSITARIES of the TREASURERS UNITED STATES Engraved and Printed at the Treasury Department. |
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| 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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