NEW 20 USD
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United
States of America Banknote
50 USD/1996
Issuer:
Federal Reserve System
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In
circulation since:
27.10.1997 |
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Size: 156
x 66 mm
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Paper:White
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Watermark:
Located,
gradual, figural
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Security
thread:
React
whenexposed to UV, windowed, with positive microprint
USA 50
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Security
fibres: Visible
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Obverse: Intaglio
printing
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Revers: Intaglio
printing
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Microprint:
Positive
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Microprint2:
Positive
USA FIFTY
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OVI: Nominal
value
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Microlettering:
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This
print appears as a thin line to the naked eye, but the
lettering easily can be read using a low-power
magnifier. The resolution of most current copiers is
not sufficient to copy such fine print. On the newly
designed $20 notes, microprinting appears in the lower
left corner numeral and along the lower edge
ornamentation of the oval framing the portrait. On the
$50 notes, microprinting appears on the side borders
and in Ulysses Grant's collar. On the $100 notes,
microprinting appears in the lower left corner numeral
and on Benjamin Franklin's coat. In 1990, 1993 and
1995 series notes, "The United States of
America" is printed repeatedly in a line outside
the portrait frame
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Color
shifting ink:
These
inks, used in the numeral on the lower right corner of the
face of the note, change color when the note is viewed from
different angles. The ink appears green when viewed directly
and changes to black when the note is tilted.
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Watermark
The
watermark is formed by varying paper density in a small
area during the papermaking process. The image is
visible as darker and lighter areas when held up to the
light. Since the watermark does not copy on color
copiers or scanners, it makes it harder to use lower
denomination paper to print counterfeit notes in higher
denominations and is a good way to authenticate the
note. It depicts the same historical figure as the
engraved portrait. |
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Security
thread:
A
security thread is a thin thread or ribbon running
through a bank note substrate. All 1990 series and later
notes, except the $1, include this feature. The note’s
denomination is printed on the thread. In addition, the
threads of the new $20 and new $50 have graphics in
addition to the printed denomination. The denomination
number appears in the star field of the flag printed on
the thread. The thread in the new notes glows when held
under a long-wave ultraviolet light. In the new $20 note
it glows green, in the new $50 note it glows yellow, and
in the new $100 note it glows red. Since it is visible
in transmitted light, but not in reflected light, the
thread is difficult to copy with a color copier which
uses reflected light to generate an image. Using a
unique thread position for each denomination guards
against certain counterfeit techniques, such as
bleaching ink off a lower denomination and using the
paper to "reprint" the bill as a higher value
note. |
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UV
Flouroescence:
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Ultra
Violet inks are used in the printing process of
the note. The security thread and special colors
of the note are visible when the note is lighted
by an UV light making the note difficult to falsificate. |
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