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5 Dollars Virginia Treasury Note
| Issuer | Commonwealth of Virginia Treasury |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark green and white, the note carries a vertical rectangular panel at left with the word FIVE rendered in white against a green ground, flanked top and bottom by small green banners repeating the denomination. Two circular green medallions, each enclosing a white numeral 5, flank a central oval vignette containing a bust portrait of a gentleman in a 19th-century jacket and bow tie. At right, an engraved vignette of the Virginia State Seal shows the figure of Virtus, armored and bearing a spear and sword, standing in triumph over a fallen crowned figure, with the legend "The Faith of the Commonwealth is Pledged" above and "Receivable in payment of taxes and other public dues" below. |
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| Obverse lettering | Richmond Mar 13, 1862 VIRGINIA TREASURY NOTE No______ The Commonwealth of Virginia will pay to the bearer on demand FIVE DOLLARS at the Treasury |
| Reverse description | The reverse is blank, without any printed design, text, or ornamentation, consistent with the wartime economy production standards of Virginia Treasury Notes of this series. |
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