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1899 $5 Silver Certificates FR 271-281

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Note Description: Silver Certificate
$5 1899 Large Size
Grade: 65 EPQ
Country: US
Note Number: 281
Seal Type: Blue
Signatures/
Vignettes:		 Speelman
White
Certification #: 1015395-002  
Owner: Ron Stone
Sets Competing: Big Silver 5's  Score: 4141
Date Added: 1/1/2018
Research: See PMG's Census Report for this Note

Owner's Description

The series of 1899, commonly called the "Chief" note, shows bust of Thathoka Inyanke, also known as Running Antelope, who beginning in 1851 became a head Chief of the Hunkpapha tribe of Sioux Indians.Born in 1821 & died in 1896
Portrait was engraved by George Fredrick Cumming Smillie.
This is the only issue of U. S. paper money for which a Native American was selected as the central feature.
The image on the note caused some controversy among many Native Americans; the image shows Running Antelope wearing a Pawnee head dress since his Sioux head dress was too tall to fit on the note.
The switch precipitated not only a political scandal, but caused additional ill will between the Sioux and Pawnee peoples.
Early Silver Certificates often had red, brown of blue serial numbers & seals.
Beginning in 1899, serial numbers & seals on the $1, $2 & $5 notes were officially & permanently changed to blue.
During World WarII, the government issued series 1935A $1 Silver
Certificates with a brown seal for Hawaii.Also produced was a series 1935A $1 & a series 1934A $5, both with yellow seals, for North Africa distribution.
The series of 1899 Silver Certifiates came with 11 different Register of the Treasury & Treasurer of the United States signature combinations.

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