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50 Dollars - Benedict Arnold
| Issuer | Mujand Fantasy Banknotes |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Printer | X and Company |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing portrait vignette of Benedict Arnold in 18th-century American military uniform set at centre-left, against a multicolour guilloche underprint in lavender and gold. To the right, an allegorical vignette of a feminine figure representing Loyalty bearing a flag, surrounded by a crowd rendered in intaglio-style engraving. Corner numerals and ornate floral border frame the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED STATES WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE MY FATE IF MY MISGUIDED COUNTRYMEN WERE TO TAKE ME PRISONER? FIFTY DOLLARS NOT A TREASURY NOTE OF THE UNITED STATES MUJAND FANTASY BANKNOTES USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA PRINTER 5 - X AND COMPANY EX MULTIS AD UNUM LET ME DIE IN THIS OLD UNIFORM IN WHICH I FOUGHT MY BATTLES. MAY GOD FORGIVE ME FOR EVER HAVING PUT ON ANOTHER. Act of Betrayal 1870 FIFTY DOLLARS FICTIONAL CURRENCY THIS NOTE CERTIFIES THAT FUNDS HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN THE NAME OF THE TRADER |
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Fantasy notes — privately issued, never legal tender — occupy a niche that sits uncomfortably between numismatic art and novelty merchandise. This particular piece commemorates Benedict Arnold, the Continental Army general whose 1780 defection to the British remains the most notorious act of treason in American military history. Arnold's name was so thoroughly synonymous with betrayal that it entered common usage as a synonym for traitor within his own lifetime.
Mujand is a fictional issuing authority. No collector should mistake this for a genuine national emission.