5 Dollars Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans; Bilingual

5 Dollars (Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans; Bilingual) - obverse5 Dollars (Citizens' Bank of Louisiana, New Orleans; Bilingual) - reverse

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Features

Issuer United States
Issuing bank Citizens' Bank of Louisiana
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Local banknote
Years 1857-1899
Value 5 Dollars (5 USD)
Currency Dollar (1785-date)
Composition Paper
Size 186 × 80 mm
Shape Rectangular
Number
N#
334860

Obverse

Allegory wearing a Phrygian cap at the end of a spear, with the American crest and a cornucopia. The face value figures are composed of cherubs. At the bottom, a bird feeding its young.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIVE BANQUE DES CITOYENS DE LA CINQ
LOUISIANE paiera au porteur
sur demande CINQ piastres.
5 5
The
CITIZENS' BANK
OF LOUISIANA
Promises to pay FIVE DOLLARS on demand to
the bearer. NEW ORLEANS _________________18___
_______________________Cash.ʳ ____________________Pres.ᵗ
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison,. NewOrleans

Reverse

Bank name and face value in English and French.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIVE CITIZENS' BANK CINQ
5 5 5
OF LOUISIANA
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison. New Orleans

Printer

Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York, United States (1847-1858)

Comments

Printed by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edison. New Orleans.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1857-1899)  Series C, undated remainder

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