EXHIBIT 4.10 PLEDGED SHARE AMENDMENT This Pledged Share Amendment, dated as of August 27, 1997, is delivered pursuant to Section 5 of the Pledge Agreement referred to below. The undersigned hereby agrees that this Pledged Share Amendment may be...

                                                         EXHIBIT 4.10



PLEDGED SHARE AMENDMENT

     This Pledged Share Amendment, dated as of August 27, 1997, is delivered
pursuant to Section 5 of the Pledge Agreement referred to below.  The
undersigned hereby agrees that this Pledged Share Amendment may be attached to
the Pledge Agreement dated as of May 26, 1992, between the undersigned and
Chemical Bank, as Trustee (the "Pledge Agreement"; capitalized terms defined
therein being used herein as therein defined), and that the Pledged Shares
listed on this Pledged Share Amendment shall be deemed to be part of the
Pledged Shares and shall become part of the Pledged Collateral and shall
secure all Senior Obligations as provided in the Pledge Agreement.



                         AMERICAN BANKNOTE CORPORATION


                         By:   S/ Xxxxxx X.  Xxxxxx
                         Name:   Xxxxxx X.  Xxxxxx
                         Title:  Executive Vice President & General Counsel

                                                               Percentage of
                              Stock                            All Capital
                    Class of  Certificate  Par     Number of   Stock
Stock Issuer        Stock     Number       value   Shares      Outstanding



USBC Capital Corp. Common       1          0.01       100      100%