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5 Dollars Silver Certificate - 'Indian Chief Note'

Issuer United States Treasury
Year 1899
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Portrait vignette of Chief Running Antelope occupies the center of the note, framed by intricate lathe-work guilloche. At left, a large blue numeral 'V' with the word 'FIVE' superimposed above it, with the serial number printed below; at right, a blue Treasury seal with the serial number appearing above it. The overall design is executed in dark intaglio against a pale underprint, with ornate foliate scrollwork bordering the composition.
Obverse lettering Silver Certificate This Certifies That There Have Been Deposited In The Treasury Of The United States of America Five Silver Dollars Payable To the Bearer On Demand. Washington, D.C. FIVE
Reverse description Printed entirely in green intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a large central medallion enclosing an elaborate guilloche rosette with a bold roman numeral 'V' at its center, surrounded by a circular legend. The inscription 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' appears in a prominent banner across the upper portion, flanked by ornate acanthus-leaf scrollwork and large numeral '5' vignettes in each corner. A ribbon at the lower center bears the legend 'FIVE DOLLARS · SILVER CERTIFICATE · FIVE DOLLARS', with the words 'FIVE' rendered vertically along both lateral margins.
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