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5 Dollars Rutherford B. Hayes
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Liberia has issued commemorative five-dollar pieces honoring American presidents since the 1990s, producing them in bulk for the collector novelty market rather than domestic circulation. Hayes himself is an odd choice for celebration — his presidency is best remembered for ending Reconstruction in 1877 by withdrawing federal troops from the South, a decision with consequences far more significant than his one term suggested. The Liberia connection to American history runs deeper than most buyers of these pieces realize: the republic was founded in 1847 by formerly enslaved Americans, making the political symbolism of a Hayes commemorative quietly uncomfortable.