[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR332.2]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 332--OFFERING OF UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS, SERIES H--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 332.2  Description of bonds.

    (a) General. Series H bonds bear a facsimile of the signature of the 
Secretary of the Treasury and of the Seal of the Department of the 
Treasury. They were issued only in registered form and are 
nontransferable.
    (b) Denominations and prices. Series H bonds were issued at face 
(par) amount and were available in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000 
and $10,000.
    (c) Inscription and issue. A bond is valid only if an authorized 
issuing agent received payment therefore and duly inscribed, dated, and 
imprinted validated indicia on the bond. The face of each bond was to be 
inscribed as set forth below:
    (1) The name, social security account number and address of the 
owner, and the name of the beneficiary, if any, or

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the name, social security account number, and address of the first-named 
coowner and the name of the other coowner. The inscription of the social 
security number was required for bonds issued on or after January 29, 
1963.
    (2) The issue date in the upper right-hand portion of the bond; and
    (3) The imprint of the agent's validation indicia in the lower 
right-hand portion to show the date the bond was actually inscribed.