50 Dollars 2009 , United States of America
| in Krause book | Number: 527 |
| Years of issue: | 2009 |
| Edition: | -- |
| Signatures: | Secretary of Treasury: Timothy F.Geithner, Treasurer: Rosa Gumataotao Rios |
| Serie: | 2009 Issue |
| Specimen of: | 28.09.2004 |
| Material: | 75 % Cotton, 25 % Linen |
| Size (mm): | 156 х 66 |
| Printer: | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Fort Worth, Texas. |
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Description
Watermark:
Tilt the bill to see if the numeral 50 in the lower right corner on the front of the bill changes colors from copper to green. The color shift is more dramatic in the redesigned currency making it even easier for people to check their money.
Hold the bill to light and look for the watermark, or faint image, similar to the large portrait. The watermark is part of the paper itself and can be seen from both sides of the bill.
Hold the bill to light and look for the security thread that is embedded in the paper and runs vertically up one side of the bill. If you look closely, the words USA 50 and a small flag are visible along the thread from both sides of the bill. The security thread glows yellow when illuminated by ultraviolet light.
Avers:
The engraving on banknote is, presumably, made after this photo of Mr. Grant by Mathew Brady. The vignette for banknote was made by John Eissler.
Ulysses S. Grant (Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States (1869-1877) following his success as military commander in the American Civil War. Under Grant, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military; the war, and secession, ended with the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox Court House. As president, Grant led the Radical Republicans in their effort to eliminate vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery, protect African American citizenship, and defeat the Ku Klux Klan. In foreign policy, Grant sought to increase American trade and influence, while remaining at peace with the world. Although his Republican Party split in 1872 as reformers denounced him, Grant was easily reelected. During his second term the country's economy was devastated by the Panic of 1873, while investigations exposed corruption scandals in the administration. The conservative white Southerners regained control of Southern state governments and Democrats took control of the federal House of Representatives. By the time Grant left the White House in 1877, his Reconstruction policies were being undone.
On the note Grant had no oval frame.
The background image is in the form of traditional stars and stripes, which are associated with the national flag USA.
Left of Grant the stars in blue color, right - three red stripes and a small star in silver-blue color, like "Metallic".
Denominations in numerals are in all corners. In words in lower, centered.
Revers:
The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the U.S. federal government. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall. Though it has never been the geographic center of the federal district, the Capitol is the origin by which the quadrants of the District are divided and the city was planned.
Officially, both the east and west sides of the Capitol are referred to as fronts. Historically, however, only the east front of the building was intended for the arrival of visitors and dignitaries. Like the federal buildings for the executive and judicial branches, it is built in the distinctive neoclassical style and has a white exterior.
Left and right from Capitol are multiplied number "50" in yellow color.
An inscription: "In God we trust" is above.
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States. It was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956 as an alternative or replacement to the unofficial motto of E pluribus unum, which was adopted when the Great Seal of the United States was created and adopted in 1782. Many people have expressed objections to its use, and have sought to have the religious reference removed from the currency, claiming that it violates the First Amendment.
"In God we trust" first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864 and has appeared on paper currency since 1957. A law passed in a Joint Resolution by the 84th Congress (P.L. 84-140) and approved by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 30, 1956 declared "IN GOD WE TRUST" must appear on currency. This phrase was first used on paper money in 1957, when it appeared on the one-dollar silver certificate. The first paper currency bearing the phrase entered circulation on October 1, 1957.
Denominations in numerals are in all corners, also repeatedly on background. In words lower, centered.
Comments:
Banknote issued in circulation by the branch of Federal Reserve in Cleveland, OH (Code D4 is in top left corner, on obverse).
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