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Bank Info for NB Charter 5081 (1897 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Decorah, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1897-1925 Hans Casper Hjerleid Lewis Brayton Whitney
1926-1927 Hans Casper Hjerleid Ole Lewis Wennes
1928-1930 Oscar Bernhardt Marvin Helgerson Ole Lewis Wennes
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3450
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2800
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2801 - 2993
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4909
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 713
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 183
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 16, 1897
  • Chartered Jul 16, 1897
  • Liquidated Jan 28, 1932
  • Absorbed by Decorah State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1897) $92,028
High Bal (1920) $706,404
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $11,050
High Bal (1901) $50,000
Total Out (1930) $50,000
# Large Notes 45,408
# Small Notes 5,376
# Total Notes 50,784
$ Large Size $567,600
$ Small Size $64,740
$ Total Issued $632,340
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1897 $92,027.85 $11,050.00
Sep-20-1898 $157,061.62 $20,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $223,898.96 $20,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $294,587.61 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $391,403.18 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $435,114.52 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $447,556.34 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $414,258.72 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $392,798.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $493,415.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $553,569.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $538,939.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $478,150.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $497,624.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $488,475.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $527,262.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $549,522.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $568,122.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $556,264.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $541,509.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $546,613.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $596,443.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $633,610.00 $48,400.00
Sep-12-1920 $706,404.00 $49,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $585,247.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $667,597.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $667,300.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $578,027.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $565,229.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $479,699.00 $49,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $465,446.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $461,512.00 $49,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $510,151.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $520,532.00 $50,000.00

 

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