Proof sheet for $5-5-5-5 of the Farmers & Mechanics National Bank of Georgetown in Washington, DC, 1872
date: label: date made
content: 1885
label: date made
content: 1896
label: date made
content: 1893
label: date made
content: 1891
label: date made
content: 1872
notes: label: Description
content: National bank note proof of the Farmers & Mechanics National Bank of Georgetown in Washington, DC, Charter 1928. $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 January 24, 1872 and closed on December 15, 1928. It changed its name to the Farmers & Mechanics National Bank of Washington, DC in 1925 and was absorbed by Riggs Bank when it closed. There are fifty-six 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.297219.00540
label: accession number
content: 297219
label: catalog number
content: NU*297219.00540
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Proof sheet
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 34.1 cm x 20.3 cm; 13 7/16 in x 8 in