50 Dollars City of New Orleans - Municipality No. One
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Promissory notes |
| Year | 1842 |
| Value | 50 Dollars (50 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 195 × 102 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Issued | 25 May 1842 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 484033 |
| References | Kelly# LA1720-50 Don C. Kelly; 2018. Obsolete Paper Money: A Guide With Prices. Self-published. |
Obverse
Native American paddling canoe at upper center. Allegorical females at left and right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Municipality No. One
Promises to pay ONE year after date to
__________ Comptroller on order FIFTY Dollars
with INTEREST at the rate of TEN per centum
Agreeably to an Ordinance of the council of said MUNICIPALITY. Approved 25ᵗʰ May 1842
New Orleans _________ 184__ ___________Treasurer
ReEngraved by Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson New Orleans
$150 Interest due Five Years after Date.
Reverse
Light red. Guilloches at left and right. 1 in center.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1842-May-25 | |||||||||||||||
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