WILLIAMSPORT Pennsylvania
The Borough of Williamsport
5¢ Jan 27th, 1863
Pennsylvania municipal scrip
Approx. 5-7/8" x 2-3/8"
Scarce municipal issue from the Borough of Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Printed in brown-orange ink, this 5¢ note features a canal barge vignette and an allegorical Indian Princess at lower right—symbols of commerce and classical virtue. Issued during the coinage shortage of the Civil War, these notes circulated locally to facilitate small transactions.