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5 Cents Louisiana State Penitentiary
| Issuer | Louisiana State Penitentiary Commissary |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Blue letterpress on yellow underprint. The face is divided into two panels: the left bears the commissary inscriptions and a warning notice, with a red serial number below; the right panel carries the large numeral "5" above the denomination in a ruled cartouche. |
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| Obverse lettering | LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY COMMISSARY GOOD IN TRADE ONLY NOT GOOD IF DETACHED 5 CENTS |
| Reverse description | Unprinted yellow stock covered overall with a dense, repeating guilloche-style underprint pattern incorporating floral medallions and the numeral "5", printed in a single pale tone matching the face underprint. |
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