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| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed portrait of Abraham Lincoln at centre within an oval vignette, flanked by fine guilloche underprint. The Treasurer's signature and numeral 5 appear at left, while the Secretary of the Treasury's signature and the red Treasury seal are positioned at right. The note title and legal tender clause are inscribed across the upper and lower portions of the face. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green intaglio on a white ground, the reverse centres on an oval vignette of the Lincoln Memorial rendered in fine line engraving, showing the classical colonnade in full frontal elevation with landscaped approaches below. Large numeral 5 counters appear in the upper left and right corners, each enclosed within a dotted circle, and scroll-work ornaments occupy the lateral margins. The denominations FIVE and FIVE DOLLARS are lettered in bold serif type at the bottom corners and base respectively. |
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| Signature(s) | series 1953A - Priest & Anderson series 1953B - Smith & Dillon series 1953C - Granahan & Dillon |
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