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| Issuer | Bank of East Tennessee |
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| Year | 1855 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | FIVE DOLLARS WILL BE PAID TO BEARER AT 5 BY THE PRESIDENT DIRECTORS & CO BANK OF EAST TENNESSEE IN DEMAND KNOXVILLE FIVE DOLLARS Cashier President |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in orange-red and pale blue, centered on a large ornate cartouche with elaborate scroll and lathe-work surrounds. 'THE BANK OF EAST TENNESSEE' is inscribed in bold letterpress across the cartouche's center, flanked by two circular guilloche medallions each bearing the numeral '5'. A mirror image of the obverse text is visible through the paper from the face side. |
| Reverse lettering | THE BANK OF EAST TENNESSEE 5 5 FIVE DOLLARS |
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