A breakdown of these series by date of production is not presently available. According to BEP records, notes of these series were delivered to the Treasury between April 1934 and April 1953.
The table below shows the serial number ranges produced for the regular and star notes in these series. Color denotes the special yellow-seal North Africa printings.
Series | Regular Notes | Star Notes |
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1934 | A 000 00001 A - A 091 32000 A | * 000 00001 A - * 00? ????? A |
1934/1934A | A 091 32001 A - A 910 44000 A | * 00? ????? A - * 010 08000 A |
1934/1934A | A 910 44001 A - A 1000 00000 A | * 010 08001 A - * 012 84000 A |
1934/1934A | B 000 00001 A - B 009 04000 A | |
1934/1934A | B 009 04001 A - B 015 64000 A | * 012 84001 A - * 01? ????? A |
1934/1934A | B 015 64001 A - B 135 64000 A | |
1934/1934A | B 135 64001 A - B 154 32000 A | |
1934/34A/34B | B 154 32001 A - B 168 48000 A | * 01? ????? A - * 01? ????? A |
1934/34A/34B/34C | B 168 48001 A - B 1?? ????? A | |
1934A/34B/34C | B 1?? ????? A - B 2?? ????? A | |
1934A/1934C | B 2?? ????? A - B 2?? ????? A | |
1934C | B 2?? ????? A - B 385 56000 A | * 01? ????? A - * 01? ????? A |
1934C/1934D | B 385 56001 A - B 4?? ????? A | ??? |
1934D | B 4?? ????? A - B 501 96000 A | * 01? ????? A - * 019 80000 A |
Note that Series 1934A actually ended production later than did Series 1934B, and that for a short time there were four different series in production simultaneously.
It is unclear whether there is any mixing of series in the star notes during the 1934C/1934D transition. The highest known serial from the earlier series is below the lowest known serial from the later series; however, it seems likely that at least some slight overlaps may have occurred.
It is also uncertain whether the ending serial number A 1000 00000 A was actually printed. This nine-digit serial had to be applied to a note by hand, since the automatic numbering equipment could hold only eight digits, and it is possible that the BEP did not go to the trouble of printing it in every block.
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