Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
E-Auction 68 8-9 Oct 2022
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Singapore 15-17-5 Pounds 1917 The Mercantile Bank of India
Bill of exchange; The Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, later Mercantile Bank Ltd (Chinese: 有利銀行), was an Anglo-Indian bank with business focus in the Far East. It was founded in Bombay in 1853 as the Mercantile Bank of Bombay; and later in 1857 was renamed to Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China with London as its headquarters. By 1959, through a series of mergers and divisions, its name had been shortened to 'Mercantile Bank, Ltd', and was acquired by HSBC the same year. The bank was an issuer of Hong Kong bank notes until 1974; XF
Bill of exchange; The Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, later Mercantile Bank Ltd (Chinese: 有利銀行), was an Anglo-Indian bank with business focus in the Far East. It was founded in Bombay in 1853 as the Mercantile Bank of Bombay; and later in 1857 was renamed to Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China with London as its headquarters. By 1959, through a series of mergers and divisions, its name had been shortened to 'Mercantile Bank, Ltd', and was acquired by HSBC the same year. The bank was an issuer of Hong Kong bank notes until 1974; XF