Proof sheet for $50-100 of the National Capital Bank of Washington, DC, 1889
date: label: date made
content: 1885
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content: 1896
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content: 1893
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content: 1891
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content: 1872
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content: 1920
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content: 1899
notes: label: Description
content: National bank note proof from the National Capital Bank of Washington DC, $50-100. Charter number 4107. The $50 note features the image of Washington crossing the Delaware River on the left; a soldier praying beneath the allegorical figure of Victory on the right. The $100 note features the image of sailors in a longboat approaching two ships labeled Lawrence and Niagara on the left; an image of winged Victory standing with fasces and the motto "Maintain it!" on the right. The bank was chartered on August 30, 1889. This proof sheet was certified for use six weeks later on October 16. There are twelve notes known among collectors for this bank.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: California, San Francisco
label: place made
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NNC.297219.00544
label: accession number
content: 297219
label: catalog number
content: NU*297219.00544
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Proof sheet
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 18.2 cm x 20.4 cm; 7 3/16 in x 8 1/16 in