National Bank Note

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A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf banknote
type of United States paper currency
backedBy U.S. government bonds
backedByMechanism deposit of U.S. government bonds with the U.S. Treasury
backLanguage English
circulationPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
collectibleFeature historical bank titles and locations
low surviving populations for some banks
variety of issuing banks
collectibleStatus highly collectible among numismatists
country United States
denominationType fixed denominations
designFeature charter number of the issuing bank printed on the note
name of the issuing national bank printed on the note
portrait of a notable historical figure
signatures of bank officers
vignettes and allegorical scenes
firstSeriesYear 1863
formatChange switched to small-size notes in 1929
introducedBy National Banking Act of 1863
introducedInPeriod American Civil War era
introducedInYear 1863
issueEnded 1935
issuerType federally chartered national banks
largeSizeDimensionRelation larger than modern U.S. currency
lastNotesRedeemedBy U.S. Treasury
laterSeriesYear 1875
1882
1902
1908
1915
1929
legalTenderStatus legal tender for all debts except customs duties and interest on the public debt
monetaryRole component of the U.S. national currency system in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
obsolescenceCause establishment of the Federal Reserve System
introduction of Federal Reserve Notes
obverseLanguage English
phaseOutBegan 1913
primaryPurpose to create a uniform national currency
redeemableIn lawful money of the United States
regulatedBy Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
relatedTo National Banking Act of 1864
replacedBy Federal Reserve Note
secondaryPurpose to provide a market for U.S. government bonds
securityFeature intricate engraving
serial numbers
specialized paper
smallSizeDimensionRelation same general size as modern U.S. currency
supervisedBy U.S. Treasury

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United States twenty-dollar bill reverse (historical designs)
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