Proof sheet for $50-100 for the West End National Bank of Washington DC, 1890
date: label: Date made
content: 1890
name: label: issuing authority
content: West End National Bank
notes: label: Description
content: National bank note proof for the West End National Bank of Washington DC. Charter 4195. $50-100. The $50 note features the image of Washington crossing the Delaware River on the left; a soldier praying beneath the goddess 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 left. The bank was chartered on January 7th, 1890 and liquidated on April 23, 1903. There is one example known among collectors of national bank notes for this bank.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: 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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Department of the Treasury. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NNC.297219.23
label: accession number
content: NU*297219
label: catalog number
content: NU*297219.23
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Certified Proof
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 17.9 cm x 20.5 cm; 7 1/16 in x 8 1/16 in