Private company
First National Bank
Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States1
First National Bank was a bank in Philadelphia. Chartered in 1863, it was the first national bank created under the banking reforms of the Civil War that began to define the modern U.S. banking system, and the first commercial bank to issue a federal banknote.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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First National Bank was a bank in Philadelphia. Chartered in 1863, it was the first national bank created under the banking reforms of the Civil War that began to define the modern U.S. banking system, and the first commercial bank to issue a federal banknote.2
Timeline
- 1863Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaFirst National Bank (Philadelphia)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ17018996
Sources
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- 1WikidataFirst National Bank on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFirst National Bank on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsFirst National Bank photo by Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0