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Merchants Bank – Mankato City
Merchants Bank – Mankato City
$1 Merchants Bank (Handwritten Date)
$1 Merchants Bank (Engraved Date)
$2 Merchants Bank
$5 Merchants Bank
$10 Merchants Bank
Mankato City was laid out by real estate promoter Henry McKenty in early 1853, as a rival to neighboring Mankato. However, the Merchants Bank of Mankato City never existed. These notes were produced with fraudulent intent, most likely in a location far from Minnesota.
