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5 Dollars Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans, Bilingual
| Issuer | Citizens' Bank of Louisiana |
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| Year | 1857-1899 |
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| Printer | Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York, United States (1847-1858) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a standing allegorical female figure wearing a Phrygian cap mounted on a spear, accompanied by the American eagle crest and a cornucopia. The denomination numeral '5' is composed of intertwined cherub figures, with bilingual text in English and French arranged in two parallel panels. At the bottom, a small vignette of a pelican feeding its young, a symbol associated with Louisiana. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by three large ornate numeral '5' figures: two set within elaborate circular guilloche rosettes at left and right, and one large decorative engraved '5' at center bearing the word DOLLARS within its body. The bank name 'CITIZENS' BANK' appears at the top center and 'OF LOUISIANA' at the bottom in a curved cartouche, while the words 'FIVE' and 'CINQ' are printed vertically in bold letters on the left and right dark side panels respectively. The printer's imprint appears at the base. |
| Reverse lettering | FIVE CITIZENS' BANK CINQ 5 5 5 OF LOUISIANA Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson. New Orleans |
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