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50 Cents 'Fractional Currency' - 4th issue
| Issuer | United States Treasury |
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| Year | 1863-1875 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Abraham Lincoln at right, rendered in intaglio, facing left in three-quarter bust. The left portion of the note carries the large bold inscription 'UNITED STATES' in arched lettering above 'Fractional Currency', with a central guilloche medallion bearing the large numeral '50' flanked by the words 'FIFTY' and 'CENTS'. Below the central design, a cursive legend states receivability in United States stamps, accompanied by two facsimile signatures of Treasury officials and the printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Co. N.Y.' along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | UNITED STATES Fractional Currency FIFTY 50 CENTS Receivable in payment of all United States Stamps American Bank Note Co. N.Y. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green intaglio on a dense guilloche background. A large diamond-shaped central panel carries the legal tender text in multiple lines, flanked on each side by ornate lathe-work scrollwork with oval counters bearing the numeral '50'. At top, the cursive inscription 'Fifty Cents' appears, and at the bottom the denomination numerals '50 50' are set within a further guilloche band above the imprint 'National Bank Note Co. New York'. |
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