Series 1996 $50

Printed July 1997 through September 1999. Signatures: Withrow-Rubin.
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The numbers in the table are the first and last notes printed in the given month for the given FRB. All Series 1996 $50's were printed at Washington, DC. All serial numbers in this series begin with A. Serial numbers above 99200000 are not used; thus for example AG99200000A is followed by AG00000001B.

This series was the first issue of the redesigned $50 FRN. These notes were first released into circulation on October 27, 1997.

Month Federal Reserve District (Second letter of serial number) Star Notes Month
ABCDEF GHIJKL
Jul 97 - AB 000 00001 A
AB 640 00000 A		 - - - - - - - - - -
AB 032 00001 *
AB 060 16000 *		   &   AB 060 16001 *
AB 064 00000 *
Jul 97
Aug 97 - AB 640 00001 A
AB 928 00000 A		 AC 000 00001 A
AC 224 00000 A		 - - - AG 000 00001 A
AG 416 00000 A		 - - - - - - Aug 97
Sep 97 AA 000 00001 A
AA 096 00000 A		 AB 928 00001 A
AB 224 00000 B		 - AD 000 00001 A
AD 320 00000 A		 - - - - AI 000 00001 A
AI 128 00000 A		 AJ 000 00001 A
AJ 032 00000 A		 - AL 000 00001 A
AL 416 00000 A		 AJ 000 00001 *
AJ 019 20000 *		 Sep 97
Oct 97 - - - - - AF 000 00001 A
AF 320 00000 A		 - - - - - - - Oct 97
Nov 97 - - AC 224 00001 A
AC 576 00000 A		 - - AF 320 00001 A
AF 608 00000 A		 - - - - - - - Nov 97
Dec 97 AA 096 00001 A
AA 160 00000 A		 AB 224 00001 B
AB 032 00000 C		 - - - - - AH 000 00001 A
AH 160 00000 A		 AI 128 00001 A
AI 192 00000 A		 - - - - Dec 97
Jan 98 - - - AD 320 00001 A
AD 512 00000 A		 - - AG 416 00001 A
AG 992 00000 A		 - - AJ 032 00001 A
AJ 160 00000 A		 - - - Jan 98
Feb 98 - - - - AE 000 00001 A
AE 256 00000 A		 - AG 000 00001 B
AG 256 00000 B		 - - - - -
AG 000 00001 *
AG 006 40000 *		   &   AG 006 40001 *
AG 012 80000 *
Feb 98
Mar 98 - AB 032 00001 C
AB 960 00000 C		 - - AE 256 00001 A
AE 704 00000 A		 - - - - - - - AB 064 00001 *
AB 083 20000 *		 Mar 98
Apr 98 - AB 960 00001 C
AB 416 00000 D		 - - - - - - - - AK 000 00001 A
AK 480 00000 A		 AL 416 00001 A
AL 864 00000 A		 - Apr 98
May 98 - AB 416 00001 D
AB 448 00000 E		 - - - - - - - - - - - May 98
Jun 98 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jun 98
Jul 98 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jul 98
Aug 98 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Aug 98
Sep 98 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sep 98
Oct 98 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Oct 98
Nov 98 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nov 98
Dec 98 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dec 98
Jan 99 - - - - - - - - - - - AL 864 00001 A
AL 640 00000 B		 - Jan 99
Feb 99 - - - - - - - - - - AK 480 00001 A
AK 704 00000 A		 AL 640 00001 B
AL 192 00000 C		 AL 000 00001 *
AL 032 00000 *		 Feb 99
Mar 99 - - - - - - - AH 160 00001 A
AH 224 00000 A		 AI 192 00001 A
AI 352 00000 A		 AJ 160 00001 A
AJ 576 00000 A		 AK 704 00001 A
AK 928 00000 A		 - - Mar 99
Apr 99 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Apr 99
May 99 - - - - - - - - - - - - - May 99
Jun 99 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jun 99
Jul 99 - - - - - AF 608 00001 A
AF 192 00000 B		 AG 256 00001 B
AG 096 00000 C		 AH 224 00001 A
AH 288 00000 A		 - - - - - Jul 99
Aug 99 - - AC 576 00001 A
AC 768 00000 A		 AD 512 00001 A
AD 192 00000 B		 AE 704 00001 A
AE 064 00000 B		 - AG 096 00001 C
AG 416 00000 C		 - - - - - - Aug 99
Sep 99 AA 160 00001 A
AA 544 00000 A		 AB 448 00001 E
AB 608 00000 F		 - - - - - - - - - - - Sep 99
End Series 1996 $50

The information for the star notes in district B is correct as given: the BEP skipped run #1, starting with run #2 in the July 1997 report.

Series statistics (explanation)

FRBRegularStar
NotesBlocks Cplx.
Blocks		 Groups Print
Runs		NotesPrint
Runs
A54,400,000 11117 00
B556,800,000 666174 5,120,0002
C76,800,000 11124 00
D118,400,000 22237 00
E105,600,000 22233 00
F118,400,000 22237 00
G240,000,000 33375 1,280,0001
H28,800,000 1119 00
I35,200,000 11111 00
J57,600,000 11118 1,920,0001
K92,800,000 11129 00
L217,600,000 33368 3,200,0001
Total1,702,400,000 242424532 11,520,0005
Totals incl. stars: 282831537  
Special printings: 0/00/00  Star rate:0.68%
Grand totals: 28/2828/2831

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