NUVEEN TAX FREE UNIT TRUST SERIES 854
497, 1996-04-01
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 263                                                       854
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.29 - 5.51%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.32 - 5.58%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: March 29, 1996                     - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $5,000,000 in 50,000 units
Average Life    28.3 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.09 to $97.13 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67064W 580 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67064W 598 quarterly payment plan
                67064W 606 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in California
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2021-22                                            10.0%
2023-24                                            45.0%
2025                                               45.0%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 03/28/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.12%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.29%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.41%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.72%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.41%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 42.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 9.30% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL
  BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH.
  TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED
  AS OF 2/29/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
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 BONDS THIS CALIFORNIA INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $   750,000  State of California, Various Purpose General Obligation Refunding Bonds,    2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              5.625% Due 9/1/24.
     750,000  State of California, Department of Water Resources, Central Valley Project,  2005 at 101 AAA   Aaa
              Water System Revenue Bonds, Series O, 4.75% Due 12/1/25. (Original issue
              discount bonds delivered on or about December 20, 1995 at a price of
              91.786% of principal amount.)
     500,000  East Bay Municipal Utility District (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties,     2006 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              California), Wastewater System Subordinated Revenue/Refunding Bonds, Series
              1996, 4.75% Due 6/1/21. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
              about February 15, 1996 at a price of 91.468% of principal amount.)
     750,000  La Quinta Redevelopment Agency (Riverside County, California),              2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Redevelopment Project Areas No. 1 and 2, 1995 Housing Tax Allocation Bonds,
              6.00% Due 9/1/25.
     750,000  The City of Los Angeles, California, Wastewater System Revenue Bonds,       2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1994-A, 5.875% Due 6/1/24.
     750,000  County of Madera, California, Certificates of Participation (Valley         2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Children's Hospital Project), Series 1995, 6.125% Due 3/15/23.
     750,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996 (General      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.40% Due 7/1/25.                                           1/2
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 $ 5,000,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 03/28/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.06. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $    100.09     4.90 %      5.29%   5.32%   5.32%   5.35%   5.34%   5.37 %
 500 / $50,000               99.94     4.75        5.30    5.33    5.33    5.36    5.35    5.38
 1,000 / $100,000            99.68     4.50        5.31    5.35    5.35    5.38    5.36    5.40
 2,500 / $250,000            99.42     4.25        5.33    5.36    5.36    5.39    5.38    5.41
 5,000 / $500,000            98.64     3.50        5.37    5.42    5.40    5.45    5.42    5.47
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.13     3.00        5.40    5.46    5.43    5.49    5.45    5.51
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.63     2.50        5.42    5.50    5.46    5.53    5.48    5.55
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.13     2.00        5.45    5.53    5.49    5.56    5.51    5.58
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      34.5%   37.5%   42.0%   45.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.29  % 8.08%   8.46%   9.12%   9.62%
         5.30    8.09    8.48    9.14    9.64
         5.31    8.11    8.50    9.16    9.65
         5.33    8.14    8.53    9.19    9.69
         5.37    8.20    8.59    9.26    9.76
         5.40    8.24    8.64    9.31    9.82
         5.42    8.27    8.67    9.34    9.85
         5.45    8.32    8.72    9.40    9.91
</TABLE>
 
JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
05/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 5/15/96   $   .4707
 Monthly plan            6/15/96       .4413   $ 5.2962
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96      1.3320
                        11/15/96      1.3320     5.3282
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.6730
                         5/15/97      2.6730     5.3472
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.15 =  99.850
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 03/28/96)        interest
 99.850       X   $5.2962        =   $528.83
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN GEORGIA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 50                                                        854
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.14 - 5.35%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.17 - 5.45%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: March 29, 1996                     - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    23.5 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $101.10 to $98.11 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67101M 793 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67101M 801 quarterly payment plan
                67101M 819 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in Georgia
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2015-17                                            28.6%
2018-20                                            41.1%
2021-23                                            25.4%
2024+                                               4.9%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 03/28/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.57%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.14%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.41%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.72%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.41%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 40.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 6% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL BUT
  NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH.
  TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED
  AS OF 2/29/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
<PAGE>
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 BONDS THIS GEORGIA INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $   440,000  Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Power Revenue Bonds, Series Z,     No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              5.50% Due 1/1/20.                                                               Call
     500,000  City of Atlanta, Georgia, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Series 1993,    2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              4.75% Due 1/1/23. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              October 21, 1993 at a price of 92.426% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Chatham County School District (Georgia), General Obligation Refunding      2004 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              School Bonds, Series 1995B, 5.50% Due 8/1/20.
     500,000  Clayton County and Clayton County Water Authority (Georgia), Water and      2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Sewerage Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, 5.65% Due 5/1/15. (When
              issued.)
     390,000  Fulton County School District (Georgia), General Obligation Bonds, Series   2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              1993, 5.625% Due 1/1/21.
     500,000  Development Authority of Fulton County (Georgia), Revenue Bonds (Clark      2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Atlanta University Project), Series 1995, 5.375% Due 1/1/20.
     500,000  Paulding County, Georgia, Water and Sewerage Revenue Bonds, Series 1996,    2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              5.80% Due 12/1/16. (When issued.)
     170,000  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement Bonds of 1996 (General      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds.), 5.40% Due 7/1/25.                                           1/2
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 $ 3,500,000  TOTAL            8 BONDS
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 03/28/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.05. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $    101.10     4.90 %      5.14%   5.17%   5.18%   5.20%   5.20%   5.22 %
 500 / $50,000              100.94     4.75        5.15    5.18    5.18    5.21    5.20    5.23
 1,000 / $100,000           100.68     4.50        5.17    5.20    5.20    5.23    5.22    5.25
 2,500 / $250,000           100.42     4.25        5.18    5.22    5.21    5.25    5.23    5.27
 5,000 / $500,000            99.64     3.50        5.22    5.28    5.25    5.31    5.27    5.33
 10,000 / $1,000,000         99.12     3.00        5.25    5.32    5.28    5.35    5.30    5.37
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.62     2.50        5.27    5.36    5.31    5.39    5.33    5.41
 50,000 / $5,000,000         98.11     2.00        5.30    5.40    5.33    5.43    5.35    5.45
</TABLE>
 
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      32.5%   35.0%   40.0%   43.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.14  % 7.61%   7.91%   8.57%   9.02%
         5.15    7.63    7.92    8.58    9.04
         5.17    7.66    7.95    8.62    9.07
         5.18    7.67    7.97    8.63    9.09
         5.22    7.73    8.03    8.70    9.16
         5.25    7.78    8.08    8.75    9.21
         5.27    7.81    8.11    8.78    9.25
         5.30    7.85    8.15    8.83    9.30
</TABLE>
 
JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
05/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 5/15/96   $   .4575
 Monthly plan            6/15/96       .4332   $ 5.2016
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96      1.3077
                        11/15/96      1.3077     5.2336
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.6262
                         5/15/97      2.6262     5.2526
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.15 =  98.863
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 03/28/96)        interest
 98.863       X   $5.2016        =   $514.25
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NEW YORK
INSURED UNIT TRUST 248                                                       854
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.31 - 5.52%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.34 - 5.63%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: March 29, 1996                     - Top-Rated Municipal Bonds
</TABLE>
    
 
UNITS OF THE TRUST ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED
BY, ANY BANK AND ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED BY THE FDIC OR
ANY OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY AND INVOLVE INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE
LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.
 
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QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS UNIT TRUST
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Tax Status      Income is exempt from federal and state income
                taxes. Capital gains are taxable.
Total Principal $4,000,000 in 40,000 units
Average Life    25.4 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.90 to $97.92 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67101K 730 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67101K 748 quarterly payment plan
                67101K 755 semi-annual payment plan
Insurance       Individual bonds (not units) are fully insured by
                MBIA Insurance Corporation, which guarantees
                timely payment of interest and principal.
Registration    Registered in New York
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>             <C>
Payment         Investors may choose to receive monthly, quarterly
Plans           or semi-annual interest payments.
Bond Calls      Most municipal bonds are subject to optional bond
                calls. Bonds are usually called at a premium price
                and generally not below par value.
Sales Charge    The sales charge is a one-time expense included in
                the Public Offering Price.
Letter          Investors may use a Letter of Intent to get
of Intent       reduced sales charges on purchases made over a
(LOI)           13-month period (and to take advantage of dollar
                cost averaging). Minimum LOI investment $50,000.
Redemptions     Units can be redeemed on any business day at no
                charge. Units are redeemed at their current market
                value.
Reinvestment    Interest income and returned principal can be
                reinvested with no sales charge into Nuveen tax-
                free mutual or money market funds. For more
                information obtain a prospectus.
</TABLE>
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Description of Chart)
2017-19                                            30.0%
2020-22                                            30.0%
2023+                                              40.0%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 03/28/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.92%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.31%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.24%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.72%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.41%
</TABLE>
 
<PAGE>
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 40.5% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 7.125% STATE INCOME TAX RATE. TREASURY BONDS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL
  BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH.
  TREASURY BONDS, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED
  AS OF 2/29/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
<PAGE>
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 BONDS THIS NEW YORK INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                        RATINGS
  PRINCIPAL                                                                              EARLIEST CALL ----------
    AMOUNT    BOND ISSUE                                                                 DATE AND PRICE S&P MOODY'S
 <C>        <S>                                                                          <C>           <C><C>
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 $   600,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, University of Rochester,      2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Strong Memorial Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 1994, 5.90% Due 7/1/17.
     400,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State University Educational  2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1993C, 5.40% Due 5/15/23.
     600,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Revenue Bonds, Upstate        2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Community Colleges, Series 1994A, 5.70% Due 7/1/21.
     600,000  New York Local Government Assistance Corporation (A Public Benefit          2004 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Corporation of the State of New York), Series 1994A Bonds, 5.50% Due            1/2
              4/1/23.
     600,000  New York State Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency, Mental Health        2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Services Facilities Improvement Revenue Bonds, 1993 Series F Refunding,
              5.25% Due 2/15/19. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              January 5, 1994 at a price of 93.77% of principal amount.)(General
              Obligation Bonds.)
     600,000  County of Broome, New York, Certificates of Participation (Public Safety    2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Facility), Series 1994, 5.25% Due 4/1/22.
     600,000  The City of New York (New York), General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 1996      2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Series F, 6.125% Due 2/1/25.                                                    1/2
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 $ 4,000,000  TOTAL            7 BONDS
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR INCOME AND YIELD
 
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR RETURN
 
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<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 03/28/96.
divided by the offering price. Estimated long-term     As of this date, Units are offered at the public
return is a measure of the return to the investor      offering price plus accrued interest to the
expected to be earned over the estimated life of       settlement date of $.06. Returns and prices will
the Unit Trust. The public offering prices, which      fluctuate.
include
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<CAPTION>
                          Public                       Estimated Return (CURRENT/Long Term)
 Breakpoints             Offering     Sales      -------------------------------------------------
 Units / Dollars           Price      Charge      Monthly Plan   Quarterly Plan  Semi-Annual Plan
 <S>                   <C>            <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>   <C>  <C>
 50 / $5,000           $    100.90     4.90 %      5.31%   5.34%   5.34%   5.38%   5.36%   5.40 %
 500 / $50,000              100.75     4.75        5.32    5.35    5.35    5.39    5.37    5.41
 1,000 / $100,000           100.48     4.50        5.33    5.37    5.36    5.41    5.38    5.43
 2,500 / $250,000           100.22     4.25        5.35    5.39    5.38    5.43    5.40    5.45
 5,000 / $500,000            99.44     3.50        5.39    5.45    5.42    5.49    5.44    5.51
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.93     3.00        5.42    5.49    5.45    5.53    5.47    5.55
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.42     2.50        5.44    5.53    5.48    5.57    5.50    5.59
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.92     2.00        5.47    5.56    5.51    5.60    5.52    5.63
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HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR
TAXABLE EQUIVALENT YIELD
 
The table shows the approximate yield an investor must get from a taxable
investment to match the estimated current return from this Unit Trust.
 
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<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      33.0%   36.0%   40.5%   44.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.31  % 7.93%   8.30%   8.92%   9.48%
         5.32    7.94    8.31    8.94    9.50
         5.33    7.96    8.33    8.96    9.52
         5.35    7.99    8.36    8.99    9.55
         5.39    8.04    8.42    9.06    9.63
         5.42    8.09    8.47    9.11    9.68
         5.44    8.12    8.50    9.14    9.71
         5.47    8.16    8.55    9.19    9.77
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JOHN NUVEEN & CO. INCORPORATED
333 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60606
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR INCOME
The table shows expected interest payments for monthly, quarterly and
semi-annual plans. Payments will remain relatively constant as long as the Unit
Trust's size, composition and expenses remain the same. The first record date is
05/01/96.
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 5/15/96   $   .4761
 Monthly plan            6/15/96       .4464   $ 5.3587
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96      1.3473
                        11/15/96      1.3473     5.3907
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.7036
                         5/15/97      2.7036     5.4097
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.96 =  99.049
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 03/28/96)        interest
 99.049       X   $5.3587        =   $530.77
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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