FIVE CENTS. Large bust of Washington in profile, faced to the right, indicated by colorless curved lines, on a round medallion of straight horizontal lines, 28 mm. in diameter, surrounded by a circular band of curved interlaced colorless lines, all on a colored ground, a smaller circular disk, 11 mm. in diameter, interrupting this band on each side displays a large "V," in color on a horizontally lined ground. Above on a solid ground of color, but ornamented by interlaced colorless lines in colorless letters, "_U. S._" and "_Postage_," in a second curved line; below the head on a solid curved label covering a portion of the circular band in large colorless capitals, "_Five Cents_"; below this again, the ground is ornamented by several colorless lines upon which appear in colored capitals, "_Newspapers_," a colored label with "_and_"; in colorless capitals "_Periodicals_"; below this again, in two lines of colorless capitals on the colored ground, "_Sec. 18, Act of Congress approved--March 3d, 1863_." In each upper corner is a large colorless numeral "5." About all is a frame of 3 colorless lines, ornamented at the corners. The words "_National Bank Note Company, New York_," in small colorless capitals appear between the lower colorless lines. The colored ground extends between the stamps which were perforated.
Plate impression, 55 by 98 mm., in color, on white paper, perforated 12.
TEN CENTS. Similar design, but with the profile of Franklin in an oval, the side letters "X," the label "_Ten Cents_," the upper numerals "10," set at an angle.
Plate impression, 55 by 98 mm., in color, on white paper, perforated 12.
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. Similar design, but with the profile of Lincoln, faced to the left, in a rectangle with corners cut off, "25" in figures instead of numerals at the side, on the label "_Twenty Five Cents_," the upper numerals "25" set at an angle.
Plate impression, 55 by 98 mm., in color, on white paper, perforated 12.
In 1868-9 there were issued 35,420 more of the five cent value, but these were improved by having the broad colored border removed till only a fine colored line remained outside the colorless frame.
Plate impression, 51½ by 95 mm., in color, on white paper, perforated 12.