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50 State Dollars - Lewis & Clark North Dakota
| Issuer | Applied Currency Concepts |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of a frontier fort at left, a state outline set within a shield at center, and portrait busts of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark at right, all set against a guilloche underprint. Denomination numerals and state identification inscriptions frame the composition. |
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| Reverse description | Central engraved vignette of an American bison in profile against a fine guilloche underprint in red and cream tones, with denomination shields in upper corners. A QR code printed in blue occupies the right field, flanked by a barcode and a five-pointed star, with the issuer name at lower right. |
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Applied Currency Concepts was a private novelty issuer that produced a series of state-themed polymer "dollars" in the early 2000s, marketed as collectibles tied to the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial commemoration running from 2003 to 2006. These have no legal tender status and were never intended for circulation — sold direct to consumers and through gift shops along the expedition route.
North Dakota occupies a particular place in the Lewis and Clark narrative: the expedition wintered at Fort Mandan in 1804–05, near present-day Washburn, and it was there they first encountered Sacagawea. The polymer substrate was chosen to emphasize the novelty nature of the product over any monetary pretension.