You can use pseudoelement "after" and it works fine with any number of digits without breaking into html. You will need a background-image from the first answer.
span {
background: transparent url('https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2722739/other/bg.png') 0 0 repeat-x;
color: white;
display: inline-block;
font-size: 53px;
letter-spacing: 21px;
padding-left:8px;
position:relative;
margin-left:10px;
margin-right:-2px;
}
span:after {
content:'';
display:block;
position:absolute;
width:8px;
height:66px;
background:#fff;
top:0;
right:0;
}
Here is an example JSFIDDLE