First National Bank
of Ceylon, Minnesota
Large Size - 2^nd Charter
Brown Back - US$20

Denomination : $20 English : Twenty Dollars State : Minnesota City : Ceylon Bank : First National Charter : 6029 M Seal Color : Brown Size : 189x79 mm Date on Note : Oct. 4, 1901 Year of Issue : 1902 Front Design : 1882 Back Plate Type : Value Back Bank Serials : 1 - 1500 Plate Prefix : A Printed Notes : 1500 Known Notes : 1 (T&P) Status : Signed 1
	Click on image to see Certified Proof Fr. 504 $20 1882BB FNB

Front: Printed in Black the Engravings:
On left, 1775 April 19 Battle of Lexington with a Rifleman shooting, one reloading, one injured on ground tended by Female, total of six persons.
On right, Columbia leading Procession with US Flag and Five other persons shown. Word Loyalty above
Large Numeric 20 on upper left and right.
In Middle NATIONAL CURRENCY in Arc on Top. Below THIS NOTE IS SECURED BY BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPOSITED WITH THE U.S. TREASURER AT WASHINGTON in 4 arcs/lines. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CEYLON Will pay TWENTY DOLLARS on demand MINNESOTA in 7 arcs/lines. Ceylon, Minn and Oct. 4 1901 on either side of FIRST.
Above US Treasury Signatures:
On left J. W. Lyons Register of the Treasury (1898-04-07-1906-04-01)
On right Ellis H. Roberts of New York, Treasurer of the United States (1897-07-01 to 1905-06-30).
Labeled space at bottom for hand Signatures of Bank F. S. Robinson (1903-06) Cash^r on left and John Dows (1902-10) Pres^t on right.
Multiple times along Border Charter No 6029 and value as 20 XX TWENTY and NATIONAL CURRENCY in microprint.
Plate position A on lower left and upper right.
Border bottom middle in small text BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING in 2 lines with U$ on either side.
Would be over printed in Blue Bank Serial Number on lower left and National Serial Number on upper right. Large Charter Number 6029 with Seal below right of middle. The large M indicates that Ceylon MN is in Mid West to simplify sorting to regions.
Back: Large Charter Number 6029 overprinted in Blue centered in oval panel with Spirographic design.
Numeric 20 on upper and XX on lower corners.
Engravings within ovals.
on left, Settler plowing a field in front of an Indian on horseback rides toward the left. A banner shows the state motto "L'Etoile du Nord" with MINNISOTA belows in arc. Left part of official state seal adopted soon after Minnesota became a state in 1858.
on right, Perched Eagle with looking left on a twig and US Flag to right. U.S. below. NATIONAL CURRENCY on left and right of top and Bottom borders.
Upper cneter panelTHIS NOTE IS RECEIVABLE AT PAR IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN PAYMENT OF ALL TAXES AND EXCISES AND ALL OTHER DUES TO THE UNITED STATES. EXCEPT DUTIES IMPORTS AND ALSO SALARIES AND OTHER DEBTS, DEMANDS OWING, BY THE UNITED STATES TO INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT INTEREST ON PUBLIC DEBT.
Lower center panelCOUNTERFEITING OR ALTERING THIS NOTE OR PASSING COUNTERFEIT OR ALTERATION OF IT, OR HAVING POSSESSION OF ANY FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT PLATE OR IMPRESSIONS OF IT, OR ANY PAPER MADE IN IMITATION OF THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS PRINTED, IS FELONY. AND PUNISHABLE BY $1,000 FINE OR 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR OR BOTH.

I thank George Cuhaj who was curator of the Higgins Museum of National Bank Notes for the 2023/24 summer seasons for sending me the photographic image of the Ceylon MN 1901 Brown Back $20 in their collection.

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