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| Issuer | State of Florida |
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| 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. |
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| 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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