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About #159 - 5 dollars Type 1875-1907
United States. United States Treasury. Large Size Legal Tender Notes. 1875-1907 Issues. Watermark: No. Material: Paper. No security thread. Printer: Colombian Bank Note Company (CBNC), Washington. Front printing in red and black. Description of front: Left, a portrait of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, from a painting by Thomas Sully. The Act of March 3, 1863 is located vertically on the right edge. The nickname “Woodshopper” generally attributed to the note is due to the central vignette on the front, engraved by Henry Gugler and featuring a pioneer family conquering the American West. A man, his wife and their baby are pictured in front of their cabin. On the right, a hunting dog is on the lookout. The man's left hand is resting on a merlin and not an ax. Two variants of seals: Large and brown or red and small and numbering in red or blue. The box has the words "UNITED - FIVE - STATES" repeated with the letter "V" and the number "5" repeated in the upper corners. A large black rosette with the number "5" on the right. Numerous combinations of signatures with the Register of the Treasury and the Treasurer of the United States. Description of the back: Security background made up of a multitude of rosettes with the letter "V" and the number "5" repeated in the corners. In the center, a large rosette and on the right, the text of the law: “This Note is a Legal Tender…”. The back is printed in blue-green.
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