$5 Federal Reserve Note, St. Louis, Missouri - 1914 - United States of America

Includes archival-grade plastic banknote sleeve for protection. Size: 7 3/8 x 3 1/8 inches Issuer: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Issuing Location: St. Louis, Missouri Date: 1914 Type Numbers: Krause Lemke 303, Freidberg 875 Face Side: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, center. Reverse Side: Columbus landing in the Americas, left. The landing of the pilgrims, right. About Federal Reserve Notes: Federal Reserve Notes are the form of paper money still in use in the United States today, and were first authorized by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. The bills were initially printed in large format until 1929, when bills shrunk from being over 7 inches long and 3 inches wide to their present day size of 6.14 inches long and 2.61 inches wide. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was the result of a secret meeting of prominent businessmen and politicians after the Financial Panic of 1907, caused by a failed attempt to corner the market of United Copper Company Stock. This triggered a lo