An illustrated book about U.S. currency for elementary students.

Carnival Thrills and Dollar Bills

A guide to identifying genuine currency for cashiers.

Cashier Toolkit

A guide to identifying genuine currency for tellers.

Teller Toolkit

Refer to this comprehensive guide for in-depth technical information on U.S. currency.

Dollars in Detail guide

These printable coloring sheets of denominations $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, and $100 are intended for children, parents, and teachers.

Play Money Coloring Sheets

The Quick Reference Guide is a comprehensive resource on the security and design features of U.S. currency. This item unfolds and can be displayed next to a point of sale as an easy-to-use reference.

Quick Reference Guide

This 12-page booklet contains detailed information about the security and design features in the redesigned $100 note and those in the current-design $5, $10, $20, and $50 notes.

Multinote Booklet

This poster features the security features in the redesigned $100 note and those in the current-design $5, $10, $20, and $50 notes.

Multinote Poster

This comprehensive guide includes technical information on the security and design features of the current-design $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes.

Know Your Money

Explore security and design features of the $50 note, issued 2004-present.

$50 Note (2004-Present)

Explore security and design features of the $50 note, issued 1997-2004.

$50 Note (1997-2004)

Explore security and design features of the $50 note, issued 1990-1997.

$50 Note (1990-1997)

Explore security and design features of the $50 note, issued 1914-1990.

$50 Note (1914-1990)

A black seal to the left of the portrait represents the entire Federal Reserve System.&nbsp; A letter and number beneath the left serial number identifies the distributing Federal Reserve Bank.

Look carefully (magnification may be necessary) to see the small printed text&nbsp;FIFTY,&nbsp;USA, and&nbsp;50&nbsp;inside two of the blue stars to the left of the portrait,&nbsp;FIFTY&nbsp;repeated within both side borders of the note, and&nbsp;THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA&nbsp;in President Grant’s collar.

Move your finger along the note’s surface to feel the raised printing, which gives genuine Federal Reserve notes their distinctive texture.

Federal Reserve note paper is&nbsp;one-fourth linen and three-fourths cotton, and contains red and blue security fibers.&nbsp;

The note includes subtle background colors of blue and red to both sides of the note.

The $50 note features a portrait of President Grant on the front of the note and a vignette of the United States Capitol on the back of the note.

Representative of the United States flag, a field of blue stars is located to the left of the portrait, while three red stripes are located to the right of the portrait.&nbsp; A small metallic silver-blue star is located on the lower right side of the portrait.

A large green numeral&nbsp;50&nbsp;on the back of the note helps those with visual impairments distinguish the denomination.

A green seal to the right of the portrait represents the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

A unique combination of eleven numbers and letters appears twice on the front of the note.

The design includes series years 2004, 2004A, 2006, 2009, and 2013.

Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the right of the portrait. The thread is imprinted with the text USA 50 and a small flag in an alternating pattern and is visible from both sides of the note. The thread glows yellow when illuminated by ultraviolet light.

Hold the note to light and look for a faint image of President Grant in the blank space to the right of the portrait.&nbsp; The image is visible from both sides of the note.

Tilt the note to see the numeral 50 in the lower right corner on the front of the note shift from copper to green.

A black seal to the left of the portrait represents the entire Federal Reserve System. A letter and number beneath the left serial number identifies the distributing Federal Reserve Bank.

Look carefully (magnification may be necessary) to see the small printed words&nbsp;FIFTY&nbsp;repeated in the alternating spaces in the vertical side borders of the note and&nbsp;THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA&nbsp;in the left side of President Grant’s collar.

Federal Reserve note paper is one-fourth linen and three-fourths cotton, and contains red and blue security fibers.

A large green numeral 50 on the back of the note helps those with visual impairments distinguish the denomination.

A&nbsp;unique combination of eleven numbers and letters appears twice on the front of the note.

The design includes series years 1996 and 2001.

Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the right of the portrait.&nbsp; The thread is imprinted with the text&nbsp;USA 50&nbsp;and a small flag in an alternating pattern and is visible from both sides of the note.&nbsp; The thread glows yellow when illuminated by ultraviolet light.

Tilt the note to see the numeral&nbsp;50&nbsp;in the lower right corner on the front of the note shift from green to black.

A black seal to the left of the portrait bears the name and corresponding letter of the distributing Federal Reserve Bank.

Federal Reserve note paper is one-fourth linen and three-fourths cotton, and contains red and blue security fibers.&nbsp;

A unique combination of eleven numbers and letters appears twice on the front of the note.&nbsp;

The design includes series years 1990 and 1993.

Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the right of the portrait.&nbsp; The thread is imprinted with the text&nbsp;USA 50&nbsp;in an alternating pattern and is visible from both sides of the note.&nbsp; The thread glows yellow when illuminated by ultraviolet light.

Look carefully (magnification may be necessary) to see the small printed words&nbsp;THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA&nbsp;along the outer edge of the portrait’s oval frame.

A black seal to the left of the portrait bears the name of the distributing Federal Reserve Bank.&nbsp;

The $50 note features a portrait of President Grant on the front of the note.&nbsp; The vignette on the back of the note changed in 1929 to feature the United States Capitol.

A seal to the right of the portrait represents the U.S. Department of the Treasury.&nbsp; The design of the seal was changed to incorporate&nbsp; 
an English inscription and appears on all Federal Reserve notes of the 1969 series year or later.&nbsp;

A combination of numbers and letters appears twice on the front of the note.

Before a Federal Reserve note enters circulation, it must pass through four critical steps: design, order, production, and issuance.

$50 Bill

Downloads

Carnival Thrills and Dollar Bills

Cashier Toolkit

Teller Toolkit

Dollars in Detail guide

Play Money Coloring Sheets

Quick Reference Guide

Multinote Booklet

Multinote Poster

Know Your Money

$50 Note (2004-Present)

$50 Note (1997-2004)

$50 Note (1990-1997)

$50 Note (1914-1990)

History

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Quick Reference Guide

$50 Note Life Cycle

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