Chartered Bank post bill

Title
Chartered Bank post bill
Year/Period
1860
Region
Singapore
Material
Paper
Dimension
Object size: L:25.1cm x W:12.4cm
Accession No.
2000-03666
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This is a promissory note to pay the sum of 100 dollars at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. Such transactions indicated the entry of modern banking services and global financial links into the entrepot of Singapore during that period.

 

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