Perfect Duluth Day

National Bank Notes of Duluth

There are still a few national currency bank notes with Duluth bank names floating around, mostly held by collectors. This type of currency was eliminated in the 1930s. The note above is from Northern National Bank of Duluth and was issued in 1908. In the portrait is U.S. Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch, who also named the streets in Duluth’s Lakeside neighborhood, including one after himself. (More on McCulloch in the comments.)

American Exchange Bank of Duluth, issued in 1909. Portrait: President Benjamin Harrison.

Minnesota National Bank of Duluth, issued in 1920. Portrait: President William McKinley

Northern National Bank of Duluth, series of 1929. Portrait: Founding Father Benjamin Franklin.

Minnesota National Bank of Duluth, series of 1929. Portrait: Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

First and American Bank of Duluth, series of 1929. Portrait: President Andrew Jackson.

Western National Bank of Duluth, series of 1929. Portrait: President Andrew Jackson.

Pioneer National Bank of Duluth, series of 1929. Portrait: President Abraham Lincoln.