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20 Dollars - A.F.R.O.
| Issuer | African-American Face Reserve Obligation (A.F.R.O.) |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Size | 150 x 65 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | AFRICAN-AMERICAN FACE RESERVE OBLIGATION PAY IN UNITED STATES TWENTY DOLLARS THE FACE AMOUNT DENOMINATION IS REDEEMABLE IN U.S. DOLLARS AT PARTICIPATING BANKS. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DOUGLASS SERIES 90 TWENTY DOLLARS ECIRPCIRRED |
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| Reverse lettering | PAY IN UNITED STATES TWENTY DOLLARS IN GOD WE TRUST DOUGLASS HOME, WASHINGTON, D.C. TWENTY DOLLARS THIS CERTIFICATE IS REDEEMABLE FOR ALL TRADE, MERCHANDISE OR SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES UNDER ACREEMENT WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN FACE RESERVE OBLIGATION, OR THOSE DISPLAYING THIS LOGO A.F.R.O. |
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The African-American Face Reserve Obligation was a novelty or satirical issue produced in Chicago, not a monetary instrument recognized by any banking authority. These pieces circulated as cultural commentary items — the "A.F.R.O." acronym a deliberate parody of "Federal Reserve Note" — and gained modest distribution through gift shops and mail-order catalogs during the early 1990s.
Not legal tender under any jurisdiction. Cataloged here for completeness as a piece of American ephemera with a specific political point of view.