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CIRCULAR N O .

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Offering of $ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 (or thereabouts)

United States of America 5% Per Cent. Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness
Series H 1921
Dated and bearing interest from April 15, 1921

Due October 15, 1921

To all Banks, Trust Companies, Savings Banks, Bankers, Investment Dealers
and Principal Corporations in the Second Federal Reserve District:
The Secretary of the Treasury, under the authority of the act approved September
24, 1917, as amended, offers for subscription, at par and accrued interest, through the Federal Reserve Banks, Treasury certificates of indebtedness, Series H 1921, dated and bearing interest from April 15, 1921, payable October 15, 1921 with semiannual interest at
the rate of five and one-half per cent, per annum.
Applications will be received at the Federal Reserve Banks.
Bearer certificates will be issued in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000
and $100,000. The certificates will have one interest coupon attached, payable October 15,
1921.
The certificates of said series shall be exempt, both as to principal and interest, from
all taxation now or hereafter imposed by the United States, any State, or any of the possessions of the United States, or by any local taxing authority, except (a) estate or inheritance
taxes, and (b) graduated additional income taxes, commonly known as surtaxes, and excess
profits and war-profits taxes, now or hereafter imposed by the United States, upon the income or profits of individuals, partnerships, associations, or corporations. The interest
on an amount of bonds and certificates authorized by said act approved September 24,
1917, and amendments thereto, the principal of which does not exceed in the aggregate
$5,000, owned by any individual, partnership, association or corporation, shall be exempt
from the taxes provided for in clause (b) above.
The certificates of this series do not bear the circulation privilege and will not be accepted in payment of taxes.
The right is reserved to reject any subscription and to allot less than the amount of
certificates applied for and to close the subscriptions at any time without notice. Payment
at par and accrued interest for certificates allotted must be made on or before April 15,
1921, or on later allotment. After allotment and upon payment Federal Reserve Banks
may issue interim receipts pending delivery of the definitive certificates. Any qualified
depositary will be permitted to make payment by credit for certificates allotted to it for
itself and its customers up to any amount for which it shall be qualified in excess of existing
deposits, when so notified by the Federal Reserve Bank of its district. Treasury certificates of indebtedness of Series E1921 maturing April 15,1921, and of Series D1921 maturing
May 16, 1921 (with any unmatured interest coupons attached) will be accepted at par, with
an adjustment of accrued interest, in payment for any certificates of the Series H 1921 now
offered which shall be subscribed for and allotted.
As fiscal agents of the United States, Federal Reserve Banks are authorized and requested to receive subscriptions and to make allotment in full in the order of the receipt of
applications up to amounts indicated by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Federal
Reserve Banks of the respective districts.
Yours very truly,
B E N J . STRONG

New York, April 11, 1921.




The attention
described

Governor
of subscribers is directed to the
conditions
in the last paragraph
of this circular