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Bank Info for NB Charter 9882 (1910 - 1923)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Western Metropolis National Bank of
San Francisco, CA
2 Merchants National Bank of (6/1/1912)
San Francisco, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1911-1911 * none * Alfred L. Meyerstein
1912-1913 William Westbrook Jones Alfred L. Meyerstein
1914-1915 William Westbrook Jones Robert Oxnard
1916-1922 William Westbrook Jones William Thomas Summers
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: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 22270
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10526
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1600
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 61700
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 41680
2: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 5314
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 61701 - 82600
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 41681 - 54425
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 20, 1910
  • Chartered Oct 31, 1910
  • 1: Absorbed 5688 Oct 31, 1910 (Western National Bank, San Francisco, CA)
  • 1: Assumed 8487 by consolidation May 31, 1912 (Merchants National Bank, San Francisco, CA)
  • 1: Assumed its circulation
  • 2: Liquidated Mar 14, 1923
  • 2: Absorbed by Sacramento-San Joaquin Bank, Sacramento
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Metropolis Trust and Savings Bank of San Francisco
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1911) $5,517,266
High Bal (1920) $13,435,103
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1911) $500,000
High Bal (1915) $1,000,000
Total Out (1922) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 706,940
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 706,940
$ Large Size $7,073,450
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $7,073,450
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1911 $5,517,266.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,455,489.00 $999,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,262,439.00 $999,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $7,311,479.00 $999,998.00
Sep-02-1915 $7,626,450.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $8,250,121.00 $978,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $9,355,509.00 $1,000,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $10,668,624.00 $985,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $13,306,681.00 $968,800.00
Sep-12-1920 $13,435,103.00 $987,850.00
Sep-06-1921 $11,577,267.00 $971,750.00
Sep-15-1922 $13,091,622.00 $1,000,000.00

 

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