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Bank Info for NB Charter 11573 (1920 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Citizens National Bank of
Bluffton, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1920-1935 E. C. Romey C. Henry Smith
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 7197
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3014
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6308
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 29, 1919
  • Chartered Jan 9, 1920
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Robbed by John Dillinger on August 14, 1933 of ~$6,000.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1920) $209,361
High Bal (1931) $1,094,909
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1924) $25,000
High Bal (1924) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 28,788
# Small Notes 24,392
# Total Notes 53,180
$ Large Size $143,940
$ Small Size $121,960
$ Total Issued $265,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1920 $209,361.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $254,542.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $343,233.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $428,207.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $495,720.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $531,486.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $622,705.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $697,291.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $767,288.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $767,652.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $784,276.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,094,909.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $924,921.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $819,410.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,015,325.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,060,872.00 $0.00

 

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