$5 Minnesota Valley BankNew Ulm, MinnesotaIf this is one of your favorites, vote for number: 268
On March 29, 1859 the auditor authorized American Bank Note Company to engrave a plate for the Minnesota Valley Bank. American Bank Note Company engraved a 1-2-3-5 plate, and printed 5,000 sheets amounting to $55,000. The Minnesota Valley Bank never opened for business. Text and images from A History & Catalog of Minnesota Obsolete Notes & Scrip by R. Shawn Hewitt, copyright 2006. |