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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 698069, member: 66&quot;]Well it is cut from a silver round, and I would bet the image on the round was based on the portrait of the Sioux chief &quot;Oncpapa&quot; or Running Antelope&quot; whose stylized portrait appears on the 1899 $5 silver certificate. (real name Ta-ti-ka-in-yna-ka, of the Oncpapa Sioux tribe.&nbsp; Most people apply the name of to the tribe to the person.&nbsp; The headdress is actually Pawnee not Sioux and was added to the portrait by the engraver through artistic license.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Image of the note </p><p><img src="http://usrarecurrency.com/WebPgFl/43961554/1899$5SilverCertificateSn43961554.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Image of the portrait from which the note engraving was made from.</p><p><img src="http://www.beeslife.com/currency/silver_certificate/rab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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