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United States fifty-dollar bill

May 30, 2023

The United States fifty-dollar bill ($50) is a denomination of United States currency. The 18th U.S. president (1869-1877), Ulysses S. Grant, is featured on the obverse, while the U.S. Capitol is featured on the reverse. All current-issue $50 bills are Federal Reserve Notes.

Fifty dollars
(United States of America)
Value$50
Width156 mm
Height66.3 mm
WeightApprox. 1.0[1] g
Security featuresSecurity fibers, watermark, security thread, color shifting ink, micro printing, raised printing, EURion constellation
Material used75% cotton
25% linen
Years of printing1861–present
Obverse
DesignUlysses S. Grant
Design date2004
Reverse
DesignUnited States Capitol
Design date2004

As of December 2018, the average life of a $50 bill in circulation is 12.2 years before it is replaced due to wear.[2] Approximately 3.5% of all notes printed in 2019 were $50 bills.[3] They are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in beige straps. Next to the United States two-dollar bill, the fifty-dollar bill has the lowest circulation of any U.S. denomination measured by volume, with 1.8 billion notes in circulation as of December 31, 2019.[4]

History

Large size notes

(approximately 7.4218 × 3.125 in ≅ 189 × 79 mm)

 
1862 $50 Legal Tender note
 
1880 $50 Legal Tender, depicting Benjamin Franklin
 
 
1914 Federal Reserve Note
  • 1861: Three-year $50 Interest Bearing Notes were issued that paid a cent of interest per day, and thus 7.3% annually — the so-called seven-thirties. These notes were not primarily designed to circulate and were payable to the original purchaser of the dollar bill. The obverse of the note featured a bald eagle.
  • 1862: The first circulating $50 bill was issued.
  • 1863: Both one and two-year Interest Bearing Notes were issued that paid 5% interest. The one-year Interest Bearing Notes featured a vignette of Alexander Hamilton to the left and an allegorical figure representing loyalty to the right. The two-year notes featured allegorical figures of loyalty and justice.
  • 1864: Compound Interest Treasury Notes were issued, intended to circulate for three years and paying 6% interest compounded semi-annually. The obverse is similar to the Series of 1863 one-year Interest Bearing Note.
  • 1865: Three-year Interest Bearing Notes were issued again with a slightly different bald eagle and border design on the obverse.
  • 1869: A new $50 United States Note was issued with a portrait of Henry Clay on the right and an allegorical figure holding a laurel branch on the left of the obverse.
  • 1870: $50 National Gold Bank Notes were issued specifically for payment in gold coin by 2 national gold banks. The obverse featured vignettes of George Washington crossing the Delaware River and at Valley Forge; the reverse featured a vignette of U.S. gold coins.
  • 1874: Another new $50 United States Note was issued with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin on the left and allegorical figure of Lady Liberty on the right of the obverse.
  • 1878: The first $50 silver certificate was issued with a portrait of Edward Everett. The reverse was printed in black ink.
  • 1880: The Series of 1878 Silver Certificate was slightly revised.
  • 1882: The first $50 gold certificate with a portrait of Silas Wright was issued. The reverse was printed in orange ink and featured a bald eagle perched atop an American flag.
  • 1891: The obverse of the $50 Silver Certificate was slightly revised and the reverse was completely changed.
  • 1891: The $50 Treasury or "Coin Note" was issued and given for government purchases of silver bullion from the silver mining industry. The note featured a portrait of William H. Seward.
  • 1913: A new $50 gold certificate with a portrait of Ulysses Grant was issued. The style of the area below Grant's portrait was later used on small-sized notes.
  • 1914: The first $50 Federal Reserve Note was issued with a portrait of Ulysses Grant on the obverse and an allegorical figure of Panama between a merchant and battle ship on the reverse.
  • 1918: Federal Reserve Bank Notes (not to be confused with Federal Reserve Notes) were issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The obverse was similar to the 1914 Federal Reserve Notes, except for large wording in the middle of the bill and a portrait with no border on the left side of the bill. The note was an obligation of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank and could only be redeemed there.
  • 1922: last $50 large size note was issued, which was another Gold Certificate. It's reverse stayed the same as the 1913 one. The only major difference is the text on the left there is text covering the gold number. It featured Grant.

Small size notes

(6.14 × 2.61 in ≅ 156 × 66 mm)

 
Series of 1929 Federal Reserve Bank Note.
  • 1928: Under the Series of 1928, all U.S. currency was changed to its current size. All variations of the $50 bill would carry the same portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, same border design on the obverse, and the same reverse with a vignette of the U.S. Capitol showing the east front. The $50 bill was issued as a Federal Reserve Note with a green seal and serial numbers and as a gold certificate with a golden seal and serial numbers.
  • 1933: As an emergency response to the Great Depression, additional money was pumped into the American economy through Federal Reserve Bank Notes issued under Series of 1929. This was the only small-sized $50 bill that had a different border design on the obverse. The serial numbers and seal were brown.
  • 1934: The redeemable in gold clause was removed from Federal Reserve Notes due to the U.S. withdrawing from the gold standard.
  • 1950: Many minor aspects on the obverse of the $50 Federal Reserve Note were changed. Most noticeably, the treasury seal, gray word FIFTY, and the Federal Reserve Seal were made smaller; also, the Federal Reserve seal had spikes added around the perimeter, like the Treasury seal.
  • 1966: WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND was removed from the obverse and IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse of the $50 Federal Reserve Note beginning with Series 1963A. Also, the obligation was shortened to its current wording, THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE.
  • 1969: The $50 bill began using the new treasury seal with wording in English instead of Latin.
  • 1991: The first new-age anti-counterfeiting measures were introduced under Series 1990 with microscopic printing around Grant's portrait and a plastic security strip on the left side of the bill. The first Series 1990 notes were printed in November, 1991.[5]
  • October 27, 1997: The first major redesign of the $50 note since 1929 was implemented as Series 1996 to further deter counterfeiters. Included were an enlarged and off-center portrait of Grant, an enlarged and updated view of the U.S. Capitol now showing the west front on the reverse, a security thread which glows yellow under ultraviolet light, a numeric 50 which shifts color from black to green when tilted, and a watermark of Grant. Also, for those with vision limitations, a large dark 50 was added to the bottom left corner of the reverse. The Federal Reserve seal with the district letter was changed to a unified Federal Reserve System seal and an additional prefix letter was added to the beginning of the bill's serial number. These redesigned $50 notes were first printed in July, 1997.[6]
  • September 28, 2004: A revised design of the $50 note was implemented, as Series 2004, with the first use of multiple colors since the 1905 $20 gold certificate. Around the new borderless portrait of President Grant appears a subtle, stylized blue and red background image of the American Flag. A small silver-blue star was also added to the lower right of Grant's portrait. All previous Series 1996 security features were included, although the color-shifting numeric 50 now shifts from copper to green. The oval border and fine lines surrounding the U.S. Capitol on the reverse have been removed and replaced with sky and clouds. The new design also seems to have the "EURion constellation" on the back to prevent photocopying of the bill. The 2004 bills have the signature combination of Marin-Snow. The first printing of these redesigned $50 notes was in March, 2004.[7] This marked the first notes printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas; all notes have been printed there ever since.

Series dates

Small size

Type Series Register Treasurer Seal
National Bank Note Types 1 & 2 1929 Jones Woods Brown
Federal Reserve Bank Note 1928A Jones Woods Brown
Type Series Treasurer Secretary Seal
Gold Certificate 1928 Woods Mellon Gold
Federal Reserve Note 1928 Woods Mellon Green
Federal Reserve Note 1928A Woods Mellon Green
Federal Reserve Note 1934 Julian Morgenthau Green
Federal Reserve Note 1934A Julian Morgenthau Green
Federal Reserve Note 1934B Julian Vinson Green
Federal Reserve Note 1934C Julian Snyder Green
Federal Reserve Note 1934D Clark Snyder Green
Federal Reserve Note 1950 Clark Snyder Green
Federal Reserve Note 1950A Priest Humphrey Green
Federal Reserve Note 1950B Priest Anderson Green
Federal Reserve Note 1950C Smith Dillon Green
Federal Reserve Note 1950D Granahan Dillon Green
Federal Reserve Note 1950E Granahan Fowler Green
Federal Reserve Note 1963A Granahan Fowler Green
Federal Reserve Note 1969 Elston Kennedy Green
Federal Reserve Note 1969A Kabis Connally Green
Federal Reserve Note 1969B Bañuelos Connally Green
Federal Reserve Note 1969C Bañuelos Shultz Green
Federal Reserve Note 1974 Neff Simon Green
Federal Reserve Note 1977 Morton Blumenthal Green
Federal Reserve Note 1981 Buchanan Regan Green
Federal Reserve Note 1981A Ortega Regan Green
Federal Reserve Note 1985 Ortega Baker Green
Federal Reserve Note 1988 Ortega Brady Green
Federal Reserve Note 1990 Villalpando Brady Green
Federal Reserve Note 1993 Withrow Bentsen Green
Federal Reserve Note 1996 Withrow Rubin Green
Federal Reserve Note 2001 Marin O'Neill Green
Federal Reserve Note 2004 Marin Snow Green
Federal Reserve Note 2004A Cabral Snow Green
Federal Reserve Note 2006 Cabral Paulson Green
Federal Reserve Note 2009 Rios Geithner Green
Federal Reserve Note 2013 Rios Lew Green
Federal Reserve Note 2017A Carranza Mnuchin Green

Proposals to honor Reagan

In 2005, a proposal to put Ronald Reagan's portrait on the $50 bill was put forward, but never went beyond the House Financial Services Committee, even though Republicans controlled the House. In 2010, North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry introduced another bill to put Reagan's portrait on the $50 bill.[8][needs update]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Currency Education Program. "Weight of a US Banknote". uscurrency.gov. U.S. Currency Education Program. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ "FRB: How long is the lifespan of U.S. paper money?".
  3. ^ "Annual Production Reports". Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
  4. ^ "Currency in Circulation: Volume". Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
  5. ^ "USPaperMoney.Info: Series 1990 $50".
  6. ^ "USPaperMoney.Info: Series 1996 $50".
  7. ^ "USPaperMoney.Info: Series 2004 $50".
  8. ^ Simon, Richard (2010-03-03). "Proposal would put Ronald Reagan's face on the $50 bill". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  • Wilhite, Robert (1998). Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money (17th ed). Krause Pubns Inc. ISBN 0-87341-653-8.
  • Hudgeons, Thomas (2005). The Official Blackbook Price Guide to U.S. Paper Money 2006, Edition #38. House of Collectibles. ISBN 1-4000-4845-1.

External links

  • Redesigned Series 2004 $50 notes

May 30, 2023
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The United States fifty dollar bill 50 is a denomination of United States currency The 18th U S president 1869 1877 Ulysses S Grant is featured on the obverse while the U S Capitol is featured on the reverse All current issue 50 bills are Federal Reserve Notes Fifty dollars United States of America Value 50Width156 mmHeight66 3 mmWeightApprox 1 0 1 gSecurity featuresSecurity fibers watermark security thread color shifting ink micro printing raised printing EURion constellationMaterial used75 cotton 25 linenYears of printing1861 presentObverseDesignUlysses S GrantDesign date2004ReverseDesignUnited States CapitolDesign date2004As of December 2018 the average life of a 50 bill in circulation is 12 2 years before it is replaced due to wear 2 Approximately 3 5 of all notes printed in 2019 were 50 bills 3 They are delivered by Federal Reserve Banks in beige straps Next to the United States two dollar bill the fifty dollar bill has the lowest circulation of any U S denomination measured by volume with 1 8 billion notes in circulation as of December 31 2019 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 Large size notes 1 2 Small size notes 1 3 Series dates 1 3 1 Small size 2 Proposals to honor Reagan 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditLarge size notes Edit approximately 7 4218 3 125 in 189 79 mm 1862 50 Legal Tender note 1880 50 Legal Tender depicting Benjamin Franklin 1914 Federal Reserve Note 1861 Three year 50 Interest Bearing Notes were issued that paid a cent of interest per day and thus 7 3 annually the so called seven thirties These notes were not primarily designed to circulate and were payable to the original purchaser of the dollar bill The obverse of the note featured a bald eagle 1862 The first circulating 50 bill was issued 1863 Both one and two year Interest Bearing Notes were issued that paid 5 interest The one year Interest Bearing Notes featured a vignette of Alexander Hamilton to the left and an allegorical figure representing loyalty to the right The two year notes featured allegorical figures of loyalty and justice 1864 Compound Interest Treasury Notes were issued intended to circulate for three years and paying 6 interest compounded semi annually The obverse is similar to the Series of 1863 one year Interest Bearing Note 1865 Three year Interest Bearing Notes were issued again with a slightly different bald eagle and border design on the obverse 1869 A new 50 United States Note was issued with a portrait of Henry Clay on the right and an allegorical figure holding a laurel branch on the left of the obverse 1870 50 National Gold Bank Notes were issued specifically for payment in gold coin by 2 national gold banks The obverse featured vignettes of George Washington crossing the Delaware River and at Valley Forge the reverse featured a vignette of U S gold coins 1874 Another new 50 United States Note was issued with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin on the left and allegorical figure of Lady Liberty on the right of the obverse 1878 The first 50 silver certificate was issued with a portrait of Edward Everett The reverse was printed in black ink 1880 The Series of 1878 Silver Certificate was slightly revised 1882 The first 50 gold certificate with a portrait of Silas Wright was issued The reverse was printed in orange ink and featured a bald eagle perched atop an American flag 1891 The obverse of the 50 Silver Certificate was slightly revised and the reverse was completely changed 1891 The 50 Treasury or Coin Note was issued and given for government purchases of silver bullion from the silver mining industry The note featured a portrait of William H Seward 1913 A new 50 gold certificate with a portrait of Ulysses Grant was issued The style of the area below Grant s portrait was later used on small sized notes 1914 The first 50 Federal Reserve Note was issued with a portrait of Ulysses Grant on the obverse and an allegorical figure of Panama between a merchant and battle ship on the reverse 1918 Federal Reserve Bank Notes not to be confused with Federal Reserve Notes were issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis The obverse was similar to the 1914 Federal Reserve Notes except for large wording in the middle of the bill and a portrait with no border on the left side of the bill The note was an obligation of the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank and could only be redeemed there 1922 last 50 large size note was issued which was another Gold Certificate It s reverse stayed the same as the 1913 one The only major difference is the text on the left there is text covering the gold number It featured Grant Small size notes Edit 6 14 2 61 in 156 66 mm Series of 1929 Federal Reserve Bank Note 1928 Under the Series of 1928 all U S currency was changed to its current size All variations of the 50 bill would carry the same portrait of Ulysses S Grant same border design on the obverse and the same reverse with a vignette of the U S Capitol showing the east front The 50 bill was issued as a Federal Reserve Note with a green seal and serial numbers and as a gold certificate with a golden seal and serial numbers 1933 As an emergency response to the Great Depression additional money was pumped into the American economy through Federal Reserve Bank Notes issued under Series of 1929 This was the only small sized 50 bill that had a different border design on the obverse The serial numbers and seal were brown 1934 The redeemable in gold clause was removed from Federal Reserve Notes due to the U S withdrawing from the gold standard 1950 Many minor aspects on the obverse of the 50 Federal Reserve Note were changed Most noticeably the treasury seal gray word FIFTY and the Federal Reserve Seal were made smaller also the Federal Reserve seal had spikes added around the perimeter like the Treasury seal 1966 WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND was removed from the obverse and IN GOD WE TRUST was added to the reverse of the 50 Federal Reserve Note beginning with Series 1963A Also the obligation was shortened to its current wording THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 1969 The 50 bill began using the new treasury seal with wording in English instead of Latin 1991 The first new age anti counterfeiting measures were introduced under Series 1990 with microscopic printing around Grant s portrait and a plastic security strip on the left side of the bill The first Series 1990 notes were printed in November 1991 5 October 27 1997 The first major redesign of the 50 note since 1929 was implemented as Series 1996 to further deter counterfeiters Included were an enlarged and off center portrait of Grant an enlarged and updated view of the U S Capitol now showing the west front on the reverse a security thread which glows yellow under ultraviolet light a numeric 50 which shifts color from black to green when tilted and a watermark of Grant Also for those with vision limitations a large dark 50 was added to the bottom left corner of the reverse The Federal Reserve seal with the district letter was changed to a unified Federal Reserve System seal and an additional prefix letter was added to the beginning of the bill s serial number These redesigned 50 notes were first printed in July 1997 6 September 28 2004 A revised design of the 50 note was implemented as Series 2004 with the first use of multiple colors since the 1905 20 gold certificate Around the new borderless portrait of President Grant appears a subtle stylized blue and red background image of the American Flag A small silver blue star was also added to the lower right of Grant s portrait All previous Series 1996 security features were included although the color shifting numeric 50 now shifts from copper to green The oval border and fine lines surrounding the U S Capitol on the reverse have been removed and replaced with sky and clouds The new design also seems to have the EURion constellation on the back to prevent photocopying of the bill The 2004 bills have the signature combination of Marin Snow The first printing of these redesigned 50 notes was in March 2004 7 This marked the first notes printed at the Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth Texas all notes have been printed there ever since Series dates Edit Small size Edit Type Series Register Treasurer SealNational Bank Note Types 1 amp 2 1929 Jones Woods BrownFederal Reserve Bank Note 1928A Jones Woods BrownType Series Treasurer Secretary SealGold Certificate 1928 Woods Mellon GoldFederal Reserve Note 1928 Woods Mellon GreenFederal Reserve Note 1928A Woods Mellon GreenFederal Reserve Note 1934 Julian Morgenthau GreenFederal Reserve Note 1934A Julian Morgenthau GreenFederal Reserve Note 1934B Julian Vinson GreenFederal Reserve Note 1934C Julian Snyder GreenFederal Reserve Note 1934D Clark Snyder GreenFederal Reserve Note 1950 Clark Snyder GreenFederal Reserve Note 1950A Priest Humphrey GreenFederal Reserve Note 1950B Priest Anderson GreenFederal Reserve Note 1950C Smith Dillon GreenFederal Reserve Note 1950D Granahan Dillon GreenFederal Reserve Note 1950E Granahan Fowler GreenFederal Reserve Note 1963A Granahan Fowler GreenFederal Reserve Note 1969 Elston Kennedy GreenFederal Reserve Note 1969A Kabis Connally GreenFederal Reserve Note 1969B Banuelos Connally GreenFederal Reserve Note 1969C Banuelos Shultz GreenFederal Reserve Note 1974 Neff Simon GreenFederal Reserve Note 1977 Morton Blumenthal GreenFederal Reserve Note 1981 Buchanan Regan GreenFederal Reserve Note 1981A Ortega Regan GreenFederal Reserve Note 1985 Ortega Baker GreenFederal Reserve Note 1988 Ortega Brady GreenFederal Reserve Note 1990 Villalpando Brady GreenFederal Reserve Note 1993 Withrow Bentsen GreenFederal Reserve Note 1996 Withrow Rubin GreenFederal Reserve Note 2001 Marin O Neill GreenFederal Reserve Note 2004 Marin Snow GreenFederal Reserve Note 2004A Cabral Snow GreenFederal Reserve Note 2006 Cabral Paulson GreenFederal Reserve Note 2009 Rios Geithner GreenFederal Reserve Note 2013 Rios Lew GreenFederal Reserve Note 2017A Carranza Mnuchin GreenProposals to honor Reagan EditIn 2005 a proposal to put Ronald Reagan s portrait on the 50 bill was put forward but never went beyond the House Financial Services Committee even though Republicans controlled the House In 2010 North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry introduced another bill to put Reagan s portrait on the 50 bill 8 needs update References Edit U S Currency Education Program Weight of a US Banknote uscurrency gov U S Currency Education Program Retrieved 15 July 2020 FRB How long is the lifespan of U S paper money Annual Production Reports Bureau of Engraving and Printing Currency in Circulation Volume Bureau of Engraving and Printing USPaperMoney Info Series 1990 50 USPaperMoney Info Series 1996 50 USPaperMoney Info Series 2004 50 Simon Richard 2010 03 03 Proposal would put Ronald Reagan s face on the 50 bill Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2010 03 03 Wilhite Robert 1998 Standard Catalog of United States Paper Money 17th ed Krause Pubns Inc ISBN 0 87341 653 8 Hudgeons Thomas 2005 The Official Blackbook Price Guide to U S Paper Money 2006 Edition 38 House of Collectibles ISBN 1 4000 4845 1 External links Edit Money portal Numismatics portal United States portalRedesigned Series 2004 50 notes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States fifty dollar bill amp oldid 1147919045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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