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5 Dollars Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, Shreveport, Bilingual
| Issuer | Citizens' Bank of Louisiana |
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| Year | 1857-1899 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The centre of the note carries a large vignette of two allegorical female figures seated among agricultural produce, with an industrial building visible in the background. To the left is a portrait vignette of a male figure, possibly a statesman or president, while to the right appears a vignette of a young girl with flowers in her hair. Denomination numerals and bank inscriptions are arranged in the borders, with the note dated 25 August 1860 at the Shreveport branch. |
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| Obverse lettering | Patented 30 June 1857 BRANCH OF THE FIVE 5 CITIZENS' BANK OF LOUISIANA 5 FIVE 5 AT SHREVEPORT. 5 The Citizens' Bank of Louisiana pay to bearer FIVE DOLLARS on demand SHREVEPORT 25 August 1860 American Bank Note Company _______________Cash.r_______________Pres.t |
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The Citizens' Bank of Louisiana was a state-chartered institution with its main operations centered in New Orleans, but this branch-issue note payable at Shreveport reflects the bank's reach into the northwestern cotton parishes. The bilingual text — English and French — was a practical concession to Louisiana's francophone commercial class, not an aesthetic flourish, and was standard for Citizens' Bank paper throughout the antebellum period.
The date range is deceptive. Most of these notes were issued well before the Civil War; the 1899 end date reflects the charter's legal expiration, not active circulation. Confederate-era interruptions effectively ended meaningful issuance long before that terminal date.