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Bank Info for NB Charter 1847 (1871 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The German National Bank of
Covington, KY
2 The Liberty National Bank of (1/18/1918)
Covington, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1888 James Spilman Henry Feltman Sr.
1889-1894 John Green Metcalfe James Spilman
1895-1897 John Green Metcalfe James Charles Ernst
1898-1908 George Edward Engel James Charles Ernst
1909-1916 Hugh Pretlow Colville James Charles Ernst
1917-1927 Frank Rhys Evans George Edward Engel
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 5100
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 5495
1: Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 3200
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 531
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 761
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 7702
1: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3415
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 660
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 26040
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5927
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 19000
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 19001 - 25660
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 43889
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 1, 1871
  • Chartered Jul 13, 1871
  • 1: Assumed 8564 by consolidation Jul 20, 1914 (Commercial National Bank, Covington, KY)
  • 2: Liquidated Mar 31, 1928
  • 2: Absorbed by Poples Savings Bank and Trust Company, Covington
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $363,567
High Bal (1926) $5,896,019
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $45,000
High Bal (1914) $425,000
Total Out (1927) $342,100
# Large Notes 511,138
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 511,138
$ Large Size $5,878,445
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $5,878,445
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $363,566.88 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $552,496.81 $224,349.00
Sep-12-1873 $634,660.80 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $661,148.28 $224,908.00
Oct-01-1875 $696,088.38 $224,908.00
Oct-02-1876 $659,202.86 $222,408.00
Oct-01-1877 $632,371.02 $224,908.00
Oct-01-1878 $631,595.80 $224,908.00
Oct-02-1879 $657,312.49 $223,408.00
Oct-01-1880 $753,978.79 $224,908.00
Oct-01-1881 $780,373.63 $224,908.00
Oct-03-1882 $765,119.20 $224,908.00
Oct-02-1883 $762,587.91 $221,898.00
Sep-30-1884 $766,610.16 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $741,404.44 $225,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $728,767.77 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $955,912.58 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,173,804.72 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,271,281.99 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,016,200.65 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $876,092.20 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $964,231.74 $135,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $824,940.76 $133,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $813,317.05 $135,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $919,781.65 $133,400.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,071,081.36 $268,600.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,132,364.49 $135,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,299,214.27 $265,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,094,401.30 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,157,798.19 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,227,203.10 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,323,216.64 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,186,064.38 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,625,644.81 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,669,362.00 $245,600.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,740,858.00 $250,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,931,459.00 $250,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,927,531.00 $328,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,812,163.00 $328,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,845,998.00 $271,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,877,972.00 $350,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,933,171.00 $350,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,834,112.00 $350,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,267,741.00 $425,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,115,263.00 $350,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,600,520.00 $350,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,541,670.00 $350,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,037,975.00 $350,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,268,494.00 $350,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,197,599.00 $346,695.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,855,564.00 $343,850.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,768,359.00 $350,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,561,151.00 $350,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,773,456.00 $350,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,180,884.00 $350,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,896,019.00 $350,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,740,683.00 $342,100.00

 

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