Exhibit 23(v)     

                        
                    ALEX SHESHUNOFF & CO. INVESTMENT BANKING      


                  
              CONSENT OF ALEX SHESHUNOFF & CO. INVESTMENT BANKING      


         
     In connection with the proposed merger of Bank of Tazewell County,
     Tazewell, Virginia and National Bankshares, Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia, the
     undersigned, acting as a consultant in relation to valuation matters to the
     management of Bank of Tazewell County, and National Bankshares, Inc.,
     hereby consents to the reference to our firm and to the discussion of our
     valuation report in the prospectus/proxy statement.      
                                             
                                         February 27, 1996      
                                             
                                         ALEX SHESHUNOFF & CO.
                                         INVESTMENT BANKING
                                         AUSTIN, TEXAS      


                                             
                                         By:   /s/ Wade Schuessler
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                                                   Wade Schuessler
                                                   Director      
         
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