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| Issuer | Federal Reserve Bank (United States) |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Printer | Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of Ulysses S. Grant in an oval frame with laurel branches below, set against a fine guilloche underprint. The issuing bank name — Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Ohio — appears in bold letterpress text to the left, with brown seal and serial number in the lower left. District letter D, series date 1929, and two facsimile signatures of the Cashier and Governor are printed below and to the right of the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green, centered on a detailed engraved panoramic vignette of the United States Capitol building set within an elaborate lathe-work border. Decorative numeral 50 corner pieces appear at all four corners, flanked by ornate scroll and shell motifs. The legend THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arches above the central vignette, with FIFTY DOLLARS inscribed in a solid panel below. |
| Reverse lettering | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA U.S. CAPITOL FIFTY DOLLARS |
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