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| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Designer(s) | Edwin H. Blashfield |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is engraved in green intaglio and carries oval portrait vignettes of Ulysses S. Grant at left and Philip Sheridan at right, each set within ornate guilloche frames. A large Roman numeral 'V' occupies the centre, surmounted by a winged allegorical figure, flanked by elaborate lathe-work engine-turned underprint patterns and corner numeral '5' medallions. Denomination and certificate type inscriptions appear within a central panel enclosed by geometric borders. |
| Reverse lettering | UNITED STATES THIS CERTIFICATE IS RECEIVABLE FOR CUSTOMS, TAXES AND ALL PUBLIC DUES, AND WHEN SO RECEIVED MAY BE REISSUED. FIVE DOLLARS FIVE DOLLARS SILVER CERTIFICATE |
| Signature(s) | James Fount Tillman and Daniel N. Morgan |
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