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Bank Info for NB Charter 6029 (1901 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ceylon, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1902 George Stickney John Dows
1903-1906 Fred S. Robinson John Dows
1907-1907 E. J. Barnett John Dows
1908-1910 F. C. Henningsen John Dows
1911-1913 F. C. Henningsen B. F. Robinson
1914-1919 F. H. Koenecke A. R. Butler
1920-1932 F. H. Koenecke George William Gruber
1932-1932 F. H. Koenecke H. H. Christensen
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 - 1500
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1670
1882 DB/VB 3x10-20 1671 - 1800 Type uncertain
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1801 - 2660
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1619
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 541
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 131

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 4, 1901
  • Chartered Nov 23, 1901
  • Opened for business Jan 2, 1902
  • Conservatorship Mar 24, 1933
  • Receivership Dec 8, 1933
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds German Am. Bank of Ceylon
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $93,830
High Bal (1920) $361,235
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1919) $24,200
High Bal (1902) $25,000
Total Out (1932) $25,000
# Large Notes 23,116
# Small Notes 4,032
# Total Notes 27,148
$ Large Size $288,950
$ Small Size $48,180
$ Total Issued $337,130
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $98,258.11 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $93,829.60 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $95,265.44 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $101,452.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $108,009.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $108,666.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $105,019.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $108,907.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $112,844.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $124,405.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $147,012.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $154,435.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $157,652.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $165,411.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $192,693.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $224,658.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $299,469.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $284,119.00 $24,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $361,235.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $359,772.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $339,986.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $347,155.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $316,450.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $282,819.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $270,126.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $247,617.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $252,243.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $253,879.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $208,433.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $182,636.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $157,522.00 $25,000.00

 

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