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50 Dollars City of New Orleans - Municipality No. One
| Issuer | City of New Orleans, Municipality No. One |
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| Year | 1842 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a Native American paddling a canoe at upper center, flanked by allegorical female figures at left and right. The note bears manuscript date and signature lines for the Treasurer, with printed text referencing the municipal ordinance of 25th May 1842. Re-engraved by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New Orleans. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in light red throughout. Two large ornate guilloche rosettes flank a central allegorical standing figure with a large numeral 1 behind. The legend MUNICIPALITY NO. ONE arcs above in a curved banner, with NEW ORLEANS in an oval cartouche at the base. Printer imprint of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson appears at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | MUNICIPALITY NO. ONE NEW ORLEANS |
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