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Auction: 14016 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 178

Kawasaki Shipyard Ltd. (Kawasaki Zosen Jo K.K.), 10 shares of 500 yen, Taisho 10 (1921), no.17990, signed by Kojiro Matsukata as President, a very attractive certificate with vignettes of steamships, warships, aircraft, steam engine and motor car, blue and black, company logo at top, text al in Japanese, rust mark at top right, very fine and scarce.

The company was formed by the merger of two shipyards in 1896. Changed its name to Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1939 and traded until it was broken up by the occupation forces after WWII. Rejoined with two of its former associated companies in 1969 to become one of Japan's leading corporations.

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Sold for
£200