5 Dollars

Fr. 1-5a

Demand Notes

Front detail
Thomas Crawford's statue of Freedom on top of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Bust of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-1795.
Back detail
Greenback
Series
Large Size Notes; Demand Notes; Series of 1861; Act of July 17, 1861; 1861 - 1862
Variant name
5 Dollars
Denomination
5 Dollars
Year
1861
About
The green reverses of the Demand Notes are the origin of the term "Greenback", applied to U.S. paper money in general.
Size
185.0 mm x 80.0 mm
Printing press
American Bank Note Company N.Y.
Signatories title
Government Signatures
Signature type
Register of the Treasury, Treasurer of the United States
Note series year
1861

Variants

Fr. #Issuing stateNuma catalogPick catalogAdditional notes
1New YorkN-1.1P-125.aPayable at New YorkView
1aNew YorkN-1.1aP-125Payable at New York, "For the" handwrittenView
2PennsylvaniaN-1.2P-125.bPayable at PhiladelphiaView
2aPennsylvaniaN-1.2aP-125Payable at Philadelphia, "For the" handwritten, None issuedView
3MassachusettsN-1.3P-125.cPayable at BostonView
3aMassachusettsN-1.3aP-125Payable at Boston, "For the" handwrittenView
4OhioN-1.4P-125.dPayable at CincinattiView
4aOhioN-1.4aP-125Payable at Cincinatti, "For the" handwrittenView
5MissouriN-1.5P-125.ePayable at St. LouisView
5aMissouriN-1.5aP-125Payable at St. Louis, "For the" handwrittenView