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5 Dollars Silver Certificate
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1886 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars (5 USD) |
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| Obverse description | Central right vignette presents an intaglio portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in three-quarter view, set within an ornate engraved frame, with a large numeral V to its right. To the left, an elaborate guilloche rosette surrounds the numeral 5, with the words FIVE SILVER DOLLARS rendered in bold letterpress at center. The obligation text and script inscription Payable to the bearer on demand appear in cursive below, flanked by fine lathe-work borders typical of the Series 1886 large-format Treasury issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | THIS CERTIFIES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES / FIVE SILVER DOLLARS / PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND / SILVER CERTIFICATE / ACT OF AUG. 4, 1886. / V / DEPARTMENT SERIES 1886. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / TREASURER OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| Reverse lettering | FIVE / SILVER / CERTIFICATE / UNITED STATES / E PLURIBUS UNUM / 1886 / LIBERTY / THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED. / ENGRAVED AND PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING / DOLLARS |
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