Proof sheet for $5-5-5-5 of the German American National Bank of Washington, DC, 1877
Proof sheet for $5-5-5-5 of the German American National Bank of Washington, DC, 1877
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- Description
- National bank note proof of the German American National Bank of Washington, DC, Charter 2358. $5-5-5-5, 1872. The image on the left is Christopher Columbus approaching land. On the right is an Indian Princess representing America being presented to the Old World as engraved by W.W. Rice based on a work by T.A. Liebler. This bank was chartered on May 14, 1877 and went into receivership on November 1, 1878. Only two notes are known among collectors for this short-lived bank.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Proof sheet
- date made
- 1872
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- 1877
- Place Made
- United States: California, San Francisco
- place made
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Measurements
- overall: 33.4 cm x 18.9 cm; 13 1/8 in x 7 7/16 in
- ID Number
- NNC.297219.00555
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- NU*297219.00555
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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