Spain #1453 Cave Art (issued 3-27-1967)

There are 5 fingers in each of our hands. 5 extreme points in The Vitruvian Man.

San Marino #1684 Vitruvian Man (issued 6-19-2006)

5 days for working and going to school— keep studying so you won't be a fool.

5 senses we have— sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch. Some have a sixth sense which may be too much.

5 points in starfish and a sand dollar— Time to make a wish to be a scholar.

Firetruck No. 5 inspired Williams' poem and Demuth's painting The Figure 5 in Gold.

Beethoven's 5th Symphony dun-dun-dun-DUN!— most famous four notes in music— Wake Up!

Today's your birthday and now you are 5— It's such a wonder of being alive!

Peter Y. Chou
Mountain View, 3-5-2018