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Auction: 13017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 185

Chinese Imperial Government, 7% Silver loan, 1894, a specimen bond for 500 taels, Shanghai Currency, issued by the Hong Kong & Shaghai Banking Corporation in 1895, one of only two examples known, large format, ornate border incorporating dragons at either side, grey/black printing, with coupons, perforated cancelled and also handwritten 'specimen' at bottom, signature area cut away, almost extremely fine and extremely rare.

The other known example of this loan was illustrated in Kuhlman's 'China's Foreign Debt' courtesy of the cataloguer. Although it was thought that one our clients had it within his collection this now turns out not to be the case and its whearabouts are currently unknown!

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Sold for
£16,000