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5 Dollars - Kentucky Insurance Company
| Issuer | Kentucky Insurance Company |
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| Year | 1814 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse description | The note is framed by two thick black decorative vertical rules on each side, the left rule lettered FIVE and the right rule lettered FIVE DOLLARS. At the top, two oval cartouches bear the numerals "5" and "V" respectively, flanking a central vignette of a standing female figure facing right, her raised arms holding sheaves of hay above her head. |
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| Obverse lettering | The President and Directors of the Kentucky Insurance Company promise to pay [...] on demand FIVE Dollars Lexington 14 Nov 1814 |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted paper, showing only age toning, fold lines, and a handwritten manuscript endorsement in ink running vertically along the right side of the note. |
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