Paper Money, Scripophily and Banking Histrory

Ottoman Empire, Smyrna (İzmir), Bill of Exchange payable in Vienna to Daniel d’Iseppo Treves, Trieste, 1806

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Drawn by Gio. Lorenzo Giera at Smyrna (Ottoman Empire) and payable to Jewish merchant, Daniel d’Iseppo Treves of Trieste. A fine example of early Levantine-Austrian trade finance, written in Italian and dated 16 Giugno 1806. Rare Ottoman-Trieste commercial correspondence on blue laid paper.