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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN MARYLAND
TRADITIONAL UNIT TRUST 314                                                   857
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
5.31 - 5.53%                                        For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Double Tax-Free
5.36 - 5.63%                                        - Dependable Income
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 16, 1996                     - Diversified Portfolios
                                                    - Investment Grade 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    26.9 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.44 to $97.47 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67102E 345 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67102E 352 quarterly payment plan
                67102E 360 semi-annual payment plan
Ratings of      As rated by Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw
Portfolio       Hill Companies
                or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
                AAA               57%
                AA                29
                A                 14
                                  ---------
                                  100%
Registration    Registered in Maryland
</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)
2016-18                                            14.3%
2019-21                                            14.3%
2022-24                                            51.7%
2025+                                              19.7%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/15/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.70%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.31%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.14%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.78%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.62%
</TABLE>
 
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 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 39.0% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 5.0% 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 3/31/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
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 BONDS THIS MARYLAND TRADITIONAL 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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 $   500,000  Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds,              AAA   Aaa
              Maryland General Hospital Issue, Series 1994, 6.20% Due 7/1/24. (MBIA
              Insured.)                                                                   2004 at 102
     500,000  Anne Arundel County, Maryland, General Obligation Bonds, Consolidated Water              AA+   Aa
              and Sewer Series, 1996,                                                     2006 at 101
              310M-5.00% Due 9/1/24, (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              March 20, 1996 at a price of 93.528% of principal amount.)
              190M-5.00% Due 9/1/25. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              March 20, 1996 at a price of 93.434% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds                  A   A2
              (Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Project), Series 1994, 6.00% Due
              4/1/24.                                                                     2004 at 102
     500,000  City of Baltimore, Maryland (Mayor and City Council of Baltimore), Project               AAA   Aaa
              and Refunding Revenue Bonds (Water Projects), Series 1994-A, 5.00% Due
              7/1/24. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about February 24,
              1994 at a price of 94.055% of principal amount.)(FGIC Insured.)             No Optional
                                                                                              Call
     500,000  City of Gaithersburg, Maryland, Hospital Facilities Refunding and                        AAA   Aaa
              Improvement Revenue Bonds (Shady Grove Adventist Hospital), Series 1995,
              6.00% Due 9/1/21. (FSA Insured.)                                            2005 at 102
     500,000  Harford County, Maryland, Consolidated Public Improvement Bonds, Series                  AA-   Aa
              1996, 5.00% Due 3/1/16. (General Obligation Bonds.)                         2006 at 102
     500,000  Howard County, Maryland, Metropolitan District Bonds, 1996 Series A                      AA+   Aaa
              (General Obligation Bonds.), 5.80% Due 2/15/26.                             2005 at 101
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 $ 3,500,000  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 04/15/96.
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 $.04. 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           $    100.44     4.90 %      5.31%   5.36%   5.34%   5.39%   5.36%   5.41 %
 500 / $50,000              100.28     4.75        5.32    5.37    5.35    5.40    5.37    5.42
 1,000 / $100,000           100.02     4.50        5.33    5.39    5.37    5.42    5.39    5.44
 2,500 / $250,000            99.76     4.25        5.35    5.41    5.38    5.44    5.40    5.46
 5,000 / $500,000            98.98     3.50        5.39    5.47    5.42    5.50    5.44    5.52
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.47     3.00        5.42    5.50    5.45    5.53    5.47    5.55
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.97     2.50        5.45    5.54    5.48    5.57    5.50    5.59
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.47     2.00        5.47    5.58    5.51    5.61    5.53    5.63
</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      31.5%   34.5%   39.0%   42.5%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.31  % 7.75%   8.11%   8.70%   9.23%
         5.32    7.77    8.12    8.72    9.25
         5.33    7.78    8.14    8.74    9.27
         5.35    7.81    8.17    8.77    9.30
         5.39    7.87    8.23    8.84    9.37
         5.42    7.91    8.27    8.89    9.43
         5.45    7.96    8.32    8.93    9.48
         5.47    7.99    8.35    8.97    9.51
</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
06/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 6/15/96   $   .6669
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4446   $ 5.3354
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .8940
                        11/15/96      1.3410     5.3674
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.2440
                         5/15/97      2.6928     5.3864
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.48 =  99.522
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/15/96)        interest
 99.522       X   $5.3354        =   $530.99
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN INTERMEDIATE
INSURED UNIT TRUST 84                                                        857
    
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<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
4.64 - 4.79%                                        - Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
4.56 - 4.86%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 16, 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 income tax but may
                be subject to state and local tax. Capital gains
                are taxable.
Total Principal $5,000,000 in 50,000 units
Average Life    10.0 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2006
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $101.58 to $99.61 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67093J 253 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67093J 261 quarterly payment plan
                67093J 279 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 all states
</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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PORTFOLIO INCOME DIVERSIFICATION
 
<TABLE>
<S>               <C>        <C>        <C>               <C>        <C>        <C>               <C>        <C>
California              9.6  %          Connecticut            10.6  %          Florida                17.4  %
Hawaii                 10.3             Illinois               10.6             Indiana                 9.8
Michigan               10.8             New York               11.1             Pennsylvania            9.8
</TABLE>
 
<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
MATURITY DATES (Descrtiption of Chart)
2005                                                 26%
2006                                                 74%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2006
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/15/96*
  (Descrition of Yield Comparison Chart)
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       7.25%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          4.64%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       6.79%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.45%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.03%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 10-YEAR TREASURY NOTES AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE CORPORATE BOND INDEX WITH A MATURITY OF 12.36 YEARS. ASSUMES 36.0%
  FEDERAL AND 5.0% STATE INCOME TAX RATES. TREASURY NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL
  BUT NOT STATE INCOME TAXES; CORPORATE BONDS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO BOTH.
  TREASURY NOTES, UNLIKE MUNICIPAL BONDS, ARE GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  THE LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND INDEX IS CALCULATED AS OF
  3/31/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
<PAGE>
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 BONDS THIS INTERMEDIATE 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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 $   500,000  State Public Works Board of the State of California, Lease Revenue          No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Bonds (Department of Corrections), 1993 Series C (Del Norte),         Call
              4.75% Due 12/1/05.
     500,000  State of Connecticut, General Obligation Bonds (1993 Series B), 5.25% Due   No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              9/15/06.                                                                        Call
     500,000  Bay County, Florida, Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996  No Optional AAA   Aaa
              (Gulf Power Company Project), 5.25% Due 4/1/06. (When issued.)                  Call
     300,000  Orange County, Florida, Tourist Development Tax Refunding Revenue Bonds,    No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Series 1994A, 5.55% Due 10/1/05.                                                Call
     500,000  State of Hawaii, General Obligation Bonds of 1996, Series CL, 5.10% Due     No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              3/1/06.                                                                         Call
     100,000  Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (Illinois), McCormick Place      No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Expansion Project Bonds, Series 1994B, 0.00% Due 6/15/06. (Original issue       Call
              discount bonds delivered on or about June 23, 1994 at a price of 48.688% of
              principal amount.)
     500,000  Public Building Commission of Chicago (Illinois), Building Revenue Bonds,   No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Series A of 1993 (Board of Education of the City of Chicago), 5.25% Due         Call
              12/1/06. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  Hamilton Southeastern Consolidated School Building Corporation, Hamilton                 AAA   Aaa
              County, Indiana, First Mortgage Bonds, Series 1996,
              250M-4.85% Due 1/15/06,                                                     No Optional
                                                                                              Call
              250M-4.85% Due 7/15/06.                                                     2006 at 102
              (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  City of Detroit (Michigan), Downtown Development Authority, Tax Increment   No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Bonds (Development Area No. 1 Projects), Series 1996B, 5.35% Due      Call
              7/1/06. (When issued.)
     500,000  The City of New York (New York), General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 1996      No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Series J, 5.50% Due 2/15/06.                                                    Call
     500,000  North Wales Water Authority (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania), Water        No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Revenue Bonds, Series of 1995, 4.85% Due 11/1/05.                               Call
     100,000  Tumwater School District No. 33, Thurston County, Washington, General       No Optional  AAA   Aaa
              Obligation Bonds, 1996, Series B, 0.00% Due 12/1/06. (Original issue            Call
              discount bonds delivered on or about February 1, 1996 at a price of 56.74%
              of principal amount.)
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 $ 5,000,000  TOTAL             12 BONDS FROM 10 STATES
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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 04/15/96.
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 $.04. 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           $    101.58     3.90 %      4.64%   4.56%   4.67%   4.59%   4.69%   4.61 %
 500 / $50,000              101.37     3.70        4.65    4.59    4.68    4.62    4.70    4.64
 1,000 / $100,000           101.16     3.50        4.66    4.62    4.69    4.65    4.71    4.67
 2,500 / $250,000           100.90     3.25        4.67    4.64    4.71    4.67    4.73    4.69
 5,000 / $500,000           100.64     3.00        4.69    4.68    4.72    4.71    4.74    4.73
 10,000 / $1,000,000        100.38     2.75        4.70    4.71    4.73    4.74    4.75    4.76
 25,000 / $2,500,000        100.12     2.50        4.71    4.75    4.74    4.78    4.76    4.80
 50,000 / $5,000,000         99.61     2.00        4.74    4.81    4.77    4.84    4.79    4.86
</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      28.0%   31.0%   36.0%   39.6%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         4.64  % 6.44%   6.72%   7.25%   7.68%
         4.65    6.46    6.74    7.27    7.70
         4.66    6.47    6.75    7.28    7.72
         4.67    6.49    6.77    7.30    7.73
         4.69    6.51    6.80    7.33    7.76
         4.70    6.53    6.81    7.34    7.78
         4.71    6.54    6.83    7.36    7.80
         4.74    6.58    6.87    7.41    7.85
</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
06/01/96.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Annual
                    First Payment   Payment      Income
 Payment Plan           Date       (per unit)  (per unit)
 <S>                <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>
 Initial partial
  payment (all
  plans)                 6/15/96   $   .5895
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .3930   $ 4.7168
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .7914
                        11/15/96      1.1871     4.7488
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      1.9860
                         5/15/97      2.3832     4.7678
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.62 =  98.405
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/15/96)        interest
 98.405       X   $4.7168        =   $464.16
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN NEW YORK
INSURED UNIT TRUST 249                                                       857
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.40 - 5.62%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.44 - 5.71%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 16, 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    26.2 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $101.85 to $98.84 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67101K 763 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67101K 771 quarterly payment plan
                67101K 789 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)
2014-18                                            15.0%
2019-23                                            45.0%
2024-28                                            25.0%
2029+                                              15.0%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/15/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.08%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.40%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.30%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.78%
 
Corporate Bonds
     Yield                   7.62%
</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 3/31/96.
 
CALL 1.800.257.8787 FOR A PROSPECTUS CONTAINING MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
INCLUDING CHARGES AND EXPENSES.
READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
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 BONDS THIS NEW YORK INSURED UNIT TRUST CONTAINS
 
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                                                                                                        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  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Consolidated Bonds, One      2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Hundredth Series, 5.75% Due 6/15/30.
     750,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Leake and Watts Services,     2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Inc., Insured Revenue Bonds, Series 1994, 6.00% Due 7/1/23.
     750,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, University of Rochester,      2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Strong Memorial Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series 1994, 5.50% Due 7/1/21.
              (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about March 30, 1994 at a
              price of 93.75% of principal amount.)
     750,000  Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, State University Educational  2004 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1994B, 5.75% Due 5/15/24. (Original issue
              discount bonds delivered on or about September 13, 1994 at a price of
              91.125% of principal amount.)
     500,000  New York State Thruway Authority, General Revenue Bonds, Series C, 6.00%    2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Due 1/1/25.
     750,000  The City of New York, New York, General Obligation Bonds, Fiscal 1996       2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Series G, 5.75% Due 2/1/14. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or      1/2
              about January 9, 1996 at a price of 94.421% of principal amount.)
     750,000  New York City (New York), Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and      2004 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Fixed Rate Fiscal 1994 Series B, 5.50% Due
              6/15/19.
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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
 
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<S>                                                    <C>
The estimated current return is the net income         the sales charge, and returns are as of 04/15/96.
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
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                          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           $    101.85     4.90 %      5.40%   5.44%   5.43%   5.47%   5.45%   5.48 %
 500 / $50,000              101.69     4.75        5.41    5.44    5.44    5.47    5.46    5.49
 1,000 / $100,000           101.42     4.50        5.42    5.47    5.45    5.50    5.47    5.52
 2,500 / $250,000           101.16     4.25        5.44    5.48    5.47    5.51    5.49    5.53
 5,000 / $500,000           100.37     3.50        5.48    5.54    5.51    5.57    5.53    5.59
 10,000 / $1,000,000         99.86     3.00        5.51    5.58    5.54    5.61    5.56    5.63
 25,000 / $2,500,000         99.34     2.50        5.54    5.62    5.57    5.65    5.59    5.67
 50,000 / $5,000,000         98.84     2.00        5.56    5.66    5.60    5.69    5.62    5.71
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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.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Taxable Equivalent Yield (by
   UNIT TRUST             tax bracket)
     RETURN      33.0%   36.0%   40.5%   44.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.40  % 8.06%   8.44%   9.08%   9.64%
         5.41    8.07    8.45    9.09    9.66
         5.42    8.09    8.47    9.11    9.68
         5.44    8.12    8.50    9.14    9.71
         5.48    8.18    8.56    9.21    9.79
         5.51    8.22    8.61    9.26    9.84
         5.54    8.27    8.66    9.31    9.89
         5.56    8.30    8.69    9.34    9.93
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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
06/01/96.
 
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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)                 6/15/96   $   .6871
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4581   $ 5.5000
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .9216
                        11/15/96      1.3824     5.5320
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.3115
                         5/15/97      2.7738     5.5510
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.90 =  98.135
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/15/96)        interest
 98.135       X   $5.5000        =   $539.74
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
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