Bank of Athens National Banking Association, Athens, OH (Charter 10479)

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Bank of Athens National Banking Association, Athens, OH (Chartered 1914 - Open past 1935)

Town History

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Athens is located in Athens County.

Athens had three National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and all three of those banks issued National Bank Notes. Athens also had one Obsolete Bank that issued Obsolete Bank Notes during the Obsolete Bank Note Era (1782-1866).

Bank History

• Organized Jan 20, 1914
• Chartered Jan 22, 1914
• Bank was Open past 1935

• Notation on Organization Report:
• Succeeds Bank of Athens

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Bank of Athens National Banking Association, Athens, OH

Bank Note Types Issued

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A total of $621,140 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1914 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 53,928 notes (34,796 large size and 19,132 small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	1 - 8699
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 604
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 164
1929 Type 2	5	1 - 5490
1929 Type 2	10	1 - 7786
1929 Type 2	20	1 - 1248

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1914 - 1935):

Presidents:

• James Dickey Brown, 1914-1933

Cashiers:

• William Buckingham Golden, 1914-1919
• Florans D. Forsyth, 1920-1935

Other Known Bank Note Signers

• No other known bank note signers for this bank

Bank Note History Links

• Bank of Athens NB Association, Athens, OH History (NB Lookup)
• Ohio Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)

Sources

• Athens, OH, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Ohio
• Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
• Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
• Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project