50 Dollars, Legal Tender Note, United States, 1880

One (1) 50 dollar note

United States, 1880

Obverse Image: On the left, a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. On the right, Liberty dressed as Columbia.

Obverse Text: FIFTY DOLLARS / 50 / L / A434450 / B 2468 / B / SERIES OF 1880. / THE UNITED STATES WILL PAY TO THE BEARER FIFTY DOLLARS / WASHINGTON, D.C. / TREASURER OF THE U.S. / REGISTER OF THE TREASURY / UNITED STATES NOTE / ENGRAVED & PRINTED AT THE BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING / ACT OF MARCH 3RD 1863 / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER FOR FIFTY DOLLARS / BENJAMIN FRANKLIN / THESAUR / AMER / SEPTENT / SIGIL

Reverse Image: Geometric patterns.

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. / 50 / L / THIS NOTE IS A LEGAL TENDER AT ITS FACE VALUE FOR ALL DEBTS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXCEPT DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND INTEREST ON PUBLIC DEBT. / COUNTERFEITING OR ALTERING THIS NOTE OR PASSING ANY COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERATION OF IT, OR HAVING IN POSSESSION ANY FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT PLATE OR IMPRESSION OF IT OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED IS FELONY, AND IS PUNISHABLE BY $5,000 FINE, OR 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH. / BUREAU, ENGRAVING & PRINTING. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / SERIES OF 1880.

Political ideals and values, such as liberty and justice, have often been depicted on American money as allegorical figures. A strong Liberty appears on the right side of the fifty dollar note from 1880 with her sword and shield.