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One (1) 50 cent note, Bank of CatasauquaCatasauqua, Pennsylvania, ca 1862Obverse Images: Man with plough being pulled by two horses; woman with pail of milk standing in front of two cows with a cottage surrounded by mountains in the background; an eagle with arrows in its talon; and a bull.Obverse Text: BANK OF CATASAUQUA / NO / CATSAUQUA, PA / OCTOBER 1, 1862 / WILL PAY THE BEARER FIFTY CENTS / FRIEDENSBOTE PRINTReverse Image: N/AReverse Text: N/AFractional currency, coined or paper money of smaller denomination than the standard denomination, was used in America during the Civil War. Fractional currency came in many forms. This fifty-cent note issued by the Bank of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania is another example of fractional currency.Currently not on view

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