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5 Dollars State of Florida, 3rd issue

Issuer State of Florida
Year 1863
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Reference(s) Criswell CS#16
Obverse description Black letterpress on white paper with red FIVE underprint formed by repeated V and W characters. At left, an oval intaglio vignette of a standing Native American warrior with spear and bow; at center, a seated allegorical female figure beside a barrel with a landscape background; at upper and lower right, two circular guilloche vignettes each enclosing the numeral 5, with a smaller allegorical vignette between them. The large bold legend THE STATE OF FLORIDA spans the center field, with the promise text in italic script below and FIVE DOLLARS in a framed panel beneath. At lower left, a lathe-work FIVE panel with mirror-image lettering serves as an additional denomination underprint.
Obverse lettering Tallahassee, March 1st 1863 THE STATE OF FLORIDA Will pay to the bearer on demand, FIVE DOLLARS THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE STATE PLEDGED Keatinge & Ball, Columbia S.C. Treasurer Governor
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Signature(s) C.H. Austin and John Milton
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