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Auction: 1007 - Bond & Shares of The World
Lot: 147

Bank of Australia, £100 share, no.2036, 18(33), small format piece printed in black on vellum, good very fine and scarce. Estimate £ 800 Opened in Sydney in 1826 and one of the first banking companies in Australia, competing directly with the older Bank of New South Wales. In difficulty following the 1836 boom due to over lending and finally failed in 1843.

Sold for
£700