NUVEEN TAX FREE UNIT TRUST SERIES 859
497, 1996-04-22
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN ARIZONA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 45                                                        859
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.11 - 5.31%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.16 - 5.45%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 22, 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    20.9 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $100.33 to $97.36 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67101J 642 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67101J 659 quarterly payment plan
                67101J 667 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 Arizona
</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)
2012-14                                            38.8%
2015-17                                            29.4%
2018-20                                             7.1%
2021-23                                            11.1%
2024+                                              13.6%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/19/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.45%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.11%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.15%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.78%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.62%
</TABLE>
 
 *COMPARES TRUST WITH 30-YEAR TREASURY BONDS AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT
  GRADE LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX. ASSUMES 39.5% FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX
  RATE AND A 5.20% 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 ARIZONA 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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 $   140,000  Arizona State University Research Park, Development Refunding Bonds, Series  2006 at 100 AAA   Aaa
              1995, 5.00% Due 7/1/21.
     525,000  City of Douglas (Arizona), Municipal Property Corporation, Municipal        2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Facilities Excise Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 1995, 5.75% Due 7/1/15.
     250,000  Glendale Union High School District No. 205 of Maricopa County, Arizona,    2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              School Improvement Bonds (Projects of 1993), Series B (1995), 5.70% Due
              7/1/14. (General Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa, Arizona,    2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Baptist Hospital System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1995, 5.50% Due
              9/1/13. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about August 31,
              1995 at a price of 94.018% of principal amount.)
     500,000  City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corporation (Arizona), Wastewater System  2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993,
              250M-5.00% Due 7/1/18,
              250M-4.75% Due 7/1/23. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              November 4, 1993 at a price of 92.50% of principal amount.)
     500,000  The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, Arizona,        2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Insured Refunding Revenue Bonds (Tucson Medical Center), Series 1993A,
              5.00% Due 4/1/15. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              December 2, 1993 at a price of 93.497% of principal amount.)
     250,000  The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, Arizona, Health  No Optional AAA   Aaa
              Care System Revenue Bonds, Carondelet Health Care Corporation of Arizona        Call
              Issue, Series 1993, 5.25% Due 7/1/12.
     360,000  Tolleson Union High School District No. 214 of Maricopa County, Arizona,    2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              School Improvement Bonds, Series 1995, 5.75% Due 7/1/14. (General
              Obligation Bonds.)
     475,000  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            9 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 04/19/96.
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           $    100.33     4.90 %      5.11%   5.16%   5.14%   5.19%   5.16%   5.20 %
 500 / $50,000              100.17     4.75        5.11    5.16    5.15    5.19    5.16    5.21
 1,000 / $100,000            99.91     4.50        5.13    5.19    5.16    5.22    5.18    5.24
 2,500 / $250,000            99.65     4.25        5.14    5.21    5.17    5.24    5.19    5.26
 5,000 / $500,000            98.87     3.50        5.18    5.27    5.21    5.30    5.23    5.32
 10,000 / $1,000,000         98.36     3.00        5.21    5.31    5.24    5.34    5.26    5.37
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.86     2.50        5.23    5.36    5.27    5.39    5.29    5.41
 50,000 / $5,000,000         97.36     2.00        5.26    5.40    5.29    5.43    5.31    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      31.0%   34.5%   39.5%   43.0%
 <C>             <S>     <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
         5.11  % 7.41%   7.80%   8.45%   8.96%
         5.11    7.41    7.80    8.45    8.96
         5.13    7.43    7.83    8.48    9.00
         5.14    7.45    7.85    8.50    9.02
         5.18    7.51    7.91    8.56    9.09
         5.21    7.55    7.95    8.61    9.14
         5.23    7.58    7.98    8.64    9.18
         5.26    7.62    8.03    8.69    9.23
</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   $   .5545
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4266   $ 5.1223
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .8586
                        11/15/96      1.2879     5.1543
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.1555
                         5/15/97      2.5866     5.1733
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 100.37 =  99.631
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/19/96)        interest
 99.631       X   $5.1223        =   $510.34
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN CALIFORNIA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 264                                                       859
    
 
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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
5.35 - 5.62%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 22, 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    25.1 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $101.06 to $98.07 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           67064W 614 monthly payment plan
Numbers         67064W 622 quarterly payment plan
                67064W 630 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)
2014-16                                            15.0%
2017-19                                            25.0%
2020-22                                            13.8%
2023+                                              46.2%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/19/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       9.12%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.29%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.48%
     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 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 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 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>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   750,000  State of California, Various Purpose General Obligation Refunding Bonds,    2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              5.50% Due 9/1/18.
     750,000  California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Insured Health      2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Facility Revenue Certificates of Participation (San Gabriel Valley Medical
              Center), 1996 Series A, 5.50% Due 9/1/14.
     355,000  California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Certificates of     2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Participation, Sharp Healthcare Obligated Group, 6.00% Due 8/15/24.
     340,000  California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Certificates of     2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Participation (Sutter Health Obligated Group), 5.50% Due 8/15/22. (Original
              issue discount bonds delivered on or about July 18, 1995 at a price of
              92.464% of principal amount.)
     500,000  State Public Works Board of the State of California, Lease Revenue Bonds    2004 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              (Department of Corrections), 1993 Series E (California State Prison-Madera
              County (II)), 5.50% Due 6/1/19.
     680,000  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  Sacramento Municipal Utility District (California), Electric Revenue Bonds,  2006 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              1996 Series J, 5.60% Due 8/15/24.
     350,000  The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Water Revenue       2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Bonds, 1995 Series A, 5.75% Due 7/1/21.
     525,000  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            9 BONDS
</TABLE>
 
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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 04/19/96.
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           $    101.06     4.90 %      5.29%   5.35%   5.33%   5.38%   5.34%   5.40 %
 500 / $50,000              100.90     4.75        5.30    5.36    5.33    5.39    5.35    5.41
 1,000 / $100,000           100.64     4.50        5.32    5.38    5.35    5.41    5.37    5.43
 2,500 / $250,000           100.38     4.25        5.33    5.40    5.36    5.43    5.38    5.45
 5,000 / $500,000            99.60     3.50        5.37    5.46    5.40    5.49    5.42    5.51
 10,000 / $1,000,000         99.08     3.00        5.40    5.50    5.43    5.53    5.45    5.55
 25,000 / $2,500,000         98.57     2.50        5.43    5.54    5.46    5.57    5.48    5.59
 50,000 / $5,000,000         98.07     2.00        5.46    5.57    5.49    5.60    5.51    5.62
</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
         5.32    8.12    8.51    9.17    9.67
         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
         5.43    8.29    8.69    9.36    9.87
         5.46    8.34    8.74    9.41    9.93
</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   $   .5795
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4458   $ 5.3506
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .8970
                        11/15/96      1.3455     5.3826
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.2500
                         5/15/97      2.7000     5.4016
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 101.10 =  98.911
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/19/96)        interest
 98.911       X   $5.3506        =   $529.23
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
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                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN COLORADO
INSURED UNIT TRUST 63                                                        859
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.15 - 5.36%                                        - Double Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.23 - 5.52%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 22, 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    23.9 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.64 to $96.69 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706E9 408 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706E9 416 quarterly payment plan
                6706E9 424 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 Colorado
</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)
2012-14                                            21.4%
2015-17                                            14.3%
2018-20                                            28.6%
2021-23                                             0.0%
2024+                                              35.7%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/19/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.44%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.15%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax                                       7.14%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          6.78%
 
Corporate Bonds
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>                          <C>
     Yield                   7.62%
</TABLE>
 
 *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.
<PAGE>
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 BONDS THIS COLORADO 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>
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $   250,000  Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds (The           2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Children's Hospital Association Project), Series 1996, 5.25% Due 10/1/26.
     500,000  Board of Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado, Auxiliary Facilities   2004 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              System-Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Mesa State College Project, Series B 1994,
              5.75% Due 5/15/19.
     500,000  City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Utilities System Improvement and        2004 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1994A, 5.125% Due 11/15/19.
     500,000  City and County of Denver, Colorado, Airport System Revenue Bonds, Series   2006 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              1996A, 5.50% Due 11/15/25. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or
              about March 28, 1996 at a price of 93.497% of principal amount.)
     250,000  School District No. 1 in the City and County of Denver, and State of        2004 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Colorado, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1994A, 5.125% Due
              12/1/12.
     500,000  El Paso County School District No. 20-Academy, El Paso County, Colorado,    2005 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              General Obligation Bonds, Series 1995, 5.55% Due 12/15/14.
     500,000  Summit School District RE-1, Summit County, Colorado, General Obligation    2006 at 100  AAA   Aaa
              Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 1996A, 5.10% Due 12/1/15.
     500,000  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
</TABLE>
 
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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 04/19/96.
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           $     99.64     4.90 %      5.15%   5.23%   5.19%   5.27%   5.20%   5.29 %
 500 / $50,000               99.49     4.75        5.16    5.24    5.19    5.28    5.21    5.30
 1,000 / $100,000            99.23     4.50        5.17    5.26    5.21    5.30    5.23    5.32
 2,500 / $250,000            98.97     4.25        5.19    5.28    5.22    5.32    5.24    5.34
 5,000 / $500,000            98.20     3.50        5.23    5.34    5.26    5.38    5.28    5.40
 10,000 / $1,000,000         97.69     3.00        5.26    5.38    5.29    5.42    5.31    5.44
 25,000 / $2,500,000         97.19     2.50        5.28    5.42    5.32    5.46    5.34    5.48
 50,000 / $5,000,000         96.69     2.00        5.31    5.46    5.34    5.50    5.36    5.52
</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>
         5.15  % 7.52%   7.86%   8.44%   8.96%
         5.16    7.53    7.88    8.46    8.97
         5.17    7.55    7.89    8.48    8.99
         5.19    7.58    7.92    8.51    9.03
         5.23    7.64    7.98    8.57    9.10
         5.26    7.68    8.03    8.62    9.15
         5.28    7.71    8.06    8.66    9.18
         5.31    7.75    8.11    8.70    9.23
</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   $   .5561
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4278   $ 5.1343
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .8610
                        11/15/96      1.2915     5.1663
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.1600
                         5/15/97      2.5920     5.1853
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 99.68 =   100.321
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/19/96)        interest
 100.321      X   $5.1343        =   $515.08
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                                                                          NUVEEN
   
NUVEEN FLORIDA
INSURED UNIT TRUST 226                                                       859
    
 
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<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>
RATED: "AAA"                                        NUVEEN TAX-FREE UNIT TRUSTS:
ESTIMATED CURRENT RETURN:                           For the tax-sensitive, conservative investor.
5.25 - 5.46%                                        - Tax-Free
ESTIMATED LONG-TERM RETURN:                         - Dependable Income
5.32 - 5.60%                                        - Diversified Portfolios
DATE OF DEPOSIT: April 22, 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. Capital
                gains are taxable.
Total Principal $3,500,000 in 35,000 units
Average Life    26.7 years
Call Protection Earliest ordinary optional call is 2004
Minimum         $5,000 or 50 units, whichever is lower
Investment
Offering Price  $99.12 to $96.18 depending on the purchase amount
Cusip           6706H4 588 monthly payment plan
Numbers         6706H4 596 quarterly payment plan
                6706H4 604 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 Florida
</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)
2013-17                                            14.3%
2018-22                                            14.3%
2023+                                              71.4%
The earliest ordinary optional call date is 2004
 
YIELD COMPARISON AS OF 04/19/96*
  (Description of Yield Comparison Chart)
 
Nuveen UIT
     Pre-Tax                                       8.20%
     Tax Equivalent Yield                          5.25%
 
Treasury Bonds
     Pre-Tax
     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 36.0% FEDERAL 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.
<PAGE>
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 BONDS THIS FLORIDA 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 of Florida, Full Faith and Credit, State Board of Education, Public   2005 at 101  AAA   Aaa
              Education Capital Outlay Bonds, 1995 Series B, 5.875% Due 6/1/25. (General
              Obligation Bonds.)
     500,000  Broward County, Florida, Certificates of Participation, Series 1994A, 5.50%  2004 at 102 AAA   Aaa
              Due 6/1/13. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about March 23,
              1994 at a price of 94.882% of principal amount.)
     500,000  Dade County, Florida, Seaport General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series    2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              1996 (General Obligation Bonds.), 5.125% Due 10/1/26.
     500,000  Dade County, Florida, Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1995,    2005 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              5.50% Due 10/1/25. (Original issue discount bonds delivered on or about
              October 19, 1995 at a price of 94.942% of principal amount.)
     500,000  The School Board of Escambia County, Florida, Certificates of               2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Participation, Series 1996-1, 5.50% Due 2/1/18. (When issued.)
     500,000  City of Lakeland, Florida, Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds (Lakeland       2006 at 102  AAA   Aaa
              Regional Medical Center Project), Series 1996, 5.25% Due 11/15/25.
     500,000  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            7 BONDS
</TABLE>
 
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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 04/19/96.
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           $     99.12     4.90 %      5.25%   5.32%   5.28%   5.36%   5.30%   5.38 %
 500 / $50,000               98.96     4.75        5.26    5.33    5.29    5.37    5.31    5.39
 1,000 / $100,000            98.70     4.50        5.27    5.35    5.30    5.39    5.32    5.41
 2,500 / $250,000            98.44     4.25        5.29    5.36    5.32    5.41    5.34    5.42
 5,000 / $500,000            97.68     3.50        5.33    5.42    5.36    5.47    5.38    5.48
 10,000 / $1,000,000         97.18     3.00        5.35    5.46    5.39    5.50    5.41    5.52
 25,000 / $2,500,000         96.68     2.50        5.38    5.50    5.42    5.54    5.44    5.56
 50,000 / $5,000,000         96.18     2.00        5.41    5.54    5.44    5.58    5.46    5.60
</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>
         5.25  % 7.29%   7.61%   8.20%   8.69%
         5.26    7.31    7.62    8.22    8.71
         5.27    7.32    7.64    8.23    8.73
         5.29    7.35    7.67    8.27    8.76
         5.33    7.40    7.72    8.33    8.82
         5.35    7.43    7.75    8.36    8.86
         5.38    7.47    7.80    8.41    8.91
         5.41    7.51    7.84    8.45    8.96
</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   $   .5635
 Monthly plan            7/15/96       .4335   $ 5.2038
 Quarterly plan          8/15/96       .8724
                        11/15/96      1.3086     5.2358
 Semi-annual plan       11/15/96      2.1885
                         5/15/97      2.6262     5.2548
 EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR ESTIMATED INCOME:
 $10,000       DIVIDED  BY 99.16 =   100.847
 investment       offering price     # of units
 (as of           and accrued        purchased
 04/19/96)        interest
 100.847      X   $5.2038        =   $524.79
 # of units       annual income      annual income
 purchased        per unit
                  (monthly plan)
</TABLE>


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