National bank note proof from the National Metropolitan Bank of Washington DC. Charter 1069. $5-5-5-5, 1896. The image on the left is President James Garfield who was assassinated in 1881 soon after he was elected. This bank was first chartered in 1865. The bank changed its name to the National Metropolitan Citizens Bank in November 1904 and changed again to the original title in January 1906.
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