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Bank Info for NB Charter 1734 (1870 - 1878)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The German National Bank of
Chicago, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1877 Herman Schaffner Henry Greenebaum
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
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2300
Original Series 50-50 1 - 2574
Series 1875 50-50 1 - 54
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 1734)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 3, 1870
  • Chartered Nov 15, 1870
  • Receivership Dec 20, 1878
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Henry Greenbaum & Co.[?]
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1877) $1,333,831
High Bal (1872) $2,728,152
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1875) $63,000
High Bal (1872) $450,000
Total Out (1877) $63,000
# Large Notes 33,456
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 33,456
$ Large Size $472,800
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $472,800
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $2,183,745.95 $225,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,728,152.27 $450,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,356,030.31 $450,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $2,215,872.78 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,920,116.12 $63,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $2,025,929.94 $63,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,333,831.32 $63,000.00

 

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