5 Dollars Farmers & Exchange Bank of Charleston - South Carolina

€442,501.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1853
TypeLocal banknote
Value5 Dollars (5 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionPaper
Size170 × 74 mm
ShapeRectangular (Hand cut)
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Reference(s) Haxbyl#SC15G2a
Obverse descriptionA depiction of the crowning of a bust of George Washington with a laurel wreath on a dock surrounded by ship cargo, a shield bearing the U.S. flag, and a fasces. A ship is on the horizon in the background. Image flanked by the denomination of `5.` Three images at right: top is an image of cargo on a dock, middle is a portrait of John C. Calhoun, bottom is a train. South Carolina state seal in between signatures at the bottom.
Reverse descriptionBlank.
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Obverse letteringNo. 196 No. 196 5 5 The Farmers & Exchange Bank of Charleston Will pay FIVE DOLLARS to bearer on demand at Charleston, S.C. 7 July 18__ Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear Co. New York.
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Catalog ID2951250560
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