5 Dollars - Red Goose Shoes (Large Lettering) ND
| Fiber (White) | 0.93 g | 25.5 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Red Goose Shoes |
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Value | 5 Dollars 5 USD = EUR 4.70 |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Fiber (White) |
| Weight | 0.93 g |
| Diameter | 25.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#162902 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Large hollow value at center with text around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5 00
RED GOOSE
PREMIUM MONEY
Edge
Plain
Comment
The Red Goose Shoe Company of St. Louis, Missouri, began selling shoes to pioneer families headed west in 1869. The company's name was originally Gieseke-D'Oench-Hayes, after its founders, but when the company became advertising conscious in the early 1900's, they changed the name. Gieseke is German slang for "goose" so the goose image came naturally. The red color came later when, during the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, some stock boys painted the goose on the cartons red. The head of the company liked the idea, and so Red Goose Shoes was trademarked in 1906.http://advertisingiconmuseum.org/inside/c11/3248079.html
