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Auction: CSS103B - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 1111

China, Ta Shing Bank (TaiSun), Established by China Merchant Steamboat Company, a certificate of 20 shares, 100 yuan in total, 1st Year of HsunTong (1909), dimension of certificate: 35 x 23 cm,
-Chairman: Zhu Bo Qian (tobacco magnate),
-Vice chairman: Lu Fu Chen,
-Directors include, Laing Ting Wel (GuangZhou General Chamber of Commerce chairperson), Huang Chang Bo (founder of Tao Tao Ju, a famous tea house in GuangZhou that has been in operation for 143 and counting), and other major business owners in the area,

lot also includes a company prospectus detailing the bank's set up. Both very fine. Ta Shing Bank was established by the Chinese Merchants Steam Navigation Company (current days China Merchants Group) in 1872 by Viceroy Li HongZhang and a group of overseas Chinese merchants. With the government backing and capital of 2 million dollars, they were even able to issue 1, 5 and 10 dollars banknotes in 1912. All Qing dynasty issue share certificates rare - this even more so with government backing; one of the pinnacle piece of Chinese share certificates. Historically incredibly important. Not to be missed by any advanced Qing dynasty collectors or historians.


宣統元年中國商務輪船會社大信銀行股票貳拾股共壹佰員，35 x 23 公分，票上可見多位公司要員姓名，包括：總理朱伯乾 (菸絲業商人)、協理盧輔宸、多位董事包括梁廷蔚 (廣州總商會會董)、黄澄波 (廣州著名茶館「陶陶居」創辦人，已有143年營業歷史，至今仍在營業)、及其他廣州商界風雲人物，另附一份公司招股說明書，詳細說明公司運作。大信銀行於1872年由中國商務輪船會社（現招商局集團）創辦，招商局由總督李鴻章和一眾海外華商以官督商辦方式運作。 1912年，在政府的支持和200萬元的資本下，大信銀行可以發行壹圓、伍圓、拾圓的紙鈔。清朝甚少發行股票，能得到政府支持的更見罕有；中國股票的經典逸品，歷史上一重大里程碑，資深清代藏家或歷史學家不容錯過

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