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India Chartered Bank of India Australia and China Bill of Exchange Calcutta 1872 £118 9s 8d

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Historic bill of exchange issued in Calcutta by the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China—one of the pioneering banks in Asian trade. Dated April 4, 1872. This ‘second of exchange’ represents significant commercial links between British India and London in the colonial era.