Bond, Baby - One Half Cent

 
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Bond, Baby - 1/2 Cent
Bond, Baby - One Half Cent
Bond, Baby - 1/2 Cent
Bond, Baby - 1/2 Cent

Bond, Baby - One Half Cent

Object number2015.024.02
DateDecember 1934
Associated LocationBentonville, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions2 7/16 × 5 in. (6.2 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA baby bond issued by the Office of W.H. Plank in Bentonville, Arkansas. The bond is worth one half cent and features the text "AR 34 BE" in red lettering on the right side. It also features a portrait of Benjamin Franklin in the middle.

    The baby bond reads: "1/2 Cent." "American Baby Bonds Corporation." "1/2 Cent." / "Pueblo, Colorado." / "Patent No. 83911." / "Series AR, 34 BE." / "Baby Bonds Miniature Bonds for Thrift and Savings for All." / "Baby Bonds will be redeemed by the corporation at face value in lots of one dollar ($1.00) or more when presented as receipt for face value at Office of W. H. Plank, Bentonville, Ark. " / " Dec. 1934."


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