Proof sheet for $10-10-10-20 of the National Bank of Washington, DC, 1920

Proof sheet for $10-10-10-20 of the National Bank of Washington, DC, 1920

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National bank note proof of the National Bank of Washington, DC, Charter 3425. $10-10-10-20, 1920. The $10 note shows a portrait on the left of William McKinley, twenty-fifth President of the United States, who was shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo and died September 14, 1901. The $20 note shows a portrait of Hugh McCulloch who was Comptroller of the Currency during the Civil War and later served as Secretary of the Treasury. These notes were from the Series of 1902. This bank was chartered in 1885. Fifty-three large size notes and 117 small size notes after 1929 are known among collectors for this bank.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Proof sheet
date made
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1920
Place Made
United States: California, San Francisco
place made
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Measurements
overall: 34.3 cm x 20.3 cm; 13 1/2 in x 8 in
ID Number
NNC.297219.00542
accession number
297219
catalog number
NU*297219.00542
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