The World in Exchange: Historic Bills, Bonds & Banking Documents
Lot 91:
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# S/N 4436 Bill of Exchange; The Bank für Handel und Industrie in Darmstadt, often referred to as Darmstädter Bank, was a significant joint-stock bank in Germany, active from 1853 until its merger with Nationalbank für Deutschland to form Danat-Bank in 1922. The Bank für Handel und Industrie was founded by Cologne bankers Wilhelm Ludwig Deichmann, Gustav Mevissen, Abraham Oppenheim and Victor Wendelstadt. It was thus the second universal bank in Germany founded as a joint-stock company (Aktiengesellschaft), after the A. Schaaffhausen’scher Bankverein in 1848. Extremely rare document from the first years of the bank operations PMG 30 Choice Very Fine 350
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