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1 000 000 000 Dollars Patriotic Reserve Note

Issuer United States
Year 2002
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Shape Rectangular
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Reverse description Reverse carries denomination numerals "1,000,000,000" at each corner with the central legend "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "ONE BILLION DOLLARS" in bold lettering. "WASHINGTON D.C." appears as a secondary inscription. The overall layout follows a conventional American-style banknote reverse format.
Reverse lettering 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WASHINGTON D.C.
ONE BILLION DOLLARS
1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000
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Not a legal tender instrument by any measure — this is a novelty item, almost certainly produced as a collectible or gift product rather than anything intended to circulate. The "Patriotic Reserve Note" designation appears on various privately printed fantasy pieces that emerged in quantity after September 2001, riding a wave of commercial patriotism with no official connection to the U.S. Federal Reserve or Treasury.

The designer credit "A. Ross" does not correspond to any known U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing staff engraver, reinforcing the private manufacture origin. Catalog value is negligible; interest is purely as ephemera.

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