Bidspirit auctions | Money and Exchange Auction Nov 13, 2025
Money and Exchange, Nov 13, 2025. 366 lots, estimates 800 $.
Money and Exchange -
Discover the legacy of world finance in Money and Exchange Auction 5, presenting over 350 extraordinary lots from the golden age of global trade and empire. This exclusive sale features rare bills of exchange addressed to the Rothschilds, unique printer’s proofs, and merchant documents from Constantinople, Smyrna, and Beirut—many unseen outside institutional collections.
Explore the networks that built modern finance: where Barings, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and the Rothschilds powered transcontinental trade. From early 19th-century Ottoman banking to colonial Caribbean drafts, Latin American correspondence, and Asian port-city bills, this auction offers a breathtaking journey through the evolution of global commerce.
Among the highlights, a historic Real Madrid bond captures the financial origins of one of the world’s greatest football clubs—a tangible link to the creation of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and the rise of Real Madrid’s global legend.
Whether you are a scripophily collector, a scholar of international finance, or simply drawn to rare historical paper, this is a sale you will not want to miss.
Lots in this catalog (366)
- Lot 1: Argentina, Republica Argentina, Internal Loan Bond, Buenos Aires, 500 Pesos, 1938 — 42
- Lot 2: Argentina, Republica Argentina, Internal Loan Bond, Buenos Aires, $100 Oro, 1909 — 42
- Lot 3: Argentina, London & River Plate Bank, Bill of Exchange, Buenos Aires, 1904, £8.15s
- Lot 4: Austria / Italy Trieste Societa d’Assicurazione Marittima Bill of Exchange 1806 Insurance Napoleonic Wars — 200
- Lot 5: Austria, Société d'Escompte de la Basse Autriche, Rothschild, Bill of Exchange, Vienna, 1881, 442 Francs — 79
- Lot 6: Austria 1858 Wien Bill of Exchange Signed by Philip Schey von Koromla — 116
- Lot 7: Austria Oesterreichischen Staats Anleihe / Austrian Rothschild Loan Certificate Uncut Sheet 1849 — 89
- Lot 8: Austria, Gödinger Zuckerfabrik Carl Stummer, Promissory Note, Vienna, 799.10 Gulden, 1875
- Lot 9: Austria, Rohrbacher Zuckerraffinerie AG, Promissory Note, Vienna, 310.36 Gulden, 1869
- Lot 10: Austria, Siegendorfer Zuckerfabrik, Promissory Note, Siegendorf, 624.56 Gulden, 1890
- Lot 11: Austria-Hungary, Österreichisch-Ungarische Bank, Pfandbrief, Wien, 5000 Gulden, 1893
- Lot 12: Austria, Banque des Pays de l’Europe Centrale, Ordinary Share, Paris, 100 Francs, 1922
- Lot 13: Belgium Antwerp Letter of Credit 'Banque d’Anvers' Specimen - Unique — 120
- Lot 14: Belgium New Beerschot Athletic Club Antwerp 1000 Francs Share Sport Football — 60
- Lot 15: Bolivia, Government Loan, Certificate, £100, 1880
- Lot 16: Brazil 1910 State of Ceará (Brazil) – 5% Gold External Loan Bond – 500 Francs - Coupons — 254
- Lot 17: Brazil, Municipality of Pará (Belem), 5% Gold Loan Bond, Brazil, 500 Francs, 1905 — 74
- Lot 18: Brazil, Municipality of Pará (Belém), Bond, Belém, 1915, £10 — 84
- Lot 19: Brazil Embraer Embresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA Preferred Shares 1972 — 79
- Lot 20: Brazil Banco Italo-Belga Santos Bill of Exchange Cheque 1918 Brasil — 212
- Lot 21: British Guyana Bank Bill of Exchange for £90 Demerara 1897 — 76
- Lot 22: Burma, Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Bill of Exchange, Rangoon, 1899, £21 — 126
- Lot 23: Canada 'Canadian Bank of Commerce' Bill of Exchange 1874 New York Branch — 18
- Lot 24: Canada The Merchants Bank of Canada Draft New York 1876 111 Pounds Sterling — 79
- Lot 25: Canada Royal Bank of Canada Cheque Havana 1921 500 Pesetas — 32
- Lot 26: Canada Bank of British Columbia Bill of Exchange San Francisco 1893 — 160
- Lot 27: Canada Bank of Montreal 1872 PMG 45 XF Bill of Exchange — 200
- Lot 28: Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange for 3 Pounds London 1903 — 85
- Lot 29: Canada Bank of Montreal Bill of Exchange XF 45 PMG New York London — 180
- Lot 30: Central Railway Company of Canada £100 Mortgage Bond 1914 Coupons Uncancelled — 45
- Lot 31: Chile, Banco de Chile, Bill of Exchange, Santiago, 3528 Francos, 1909
- Lot 32: China, Foochow (Fuzhou) Bill of Exchange, 1882, £1021.2.10 — 63
- Lot 33: China, Asiatic Credit Company, Withdrawal Slip, Shanghai, 1930s
- Lot 34: China, Banque de l’Indo-Chine, Cheque, Peking, 200 Francs, 1903
- Lot 35: China Chartered Bank of India Australia and China Bill of Exchange Hong Kong 1883 £900 — 210
- Lot 36: China Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1874 PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine — 62
- Lot 37: China Oriental Bank Corporation Shanghai Bill of Exchange PMG EPQ 45 Choice XF 1873 PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine — 255
- Lot 38: Cuba Empresa del Ferro-Carril de Guantánamo Share Certificate Santiago de Cuba 1894 100 Pesos — 53
- Lot 39: Cuba Empresa del Ferro-Carril de Guantánamo Share Certificate DUPLICADO Santiago de Cuba 1896 100 Pesos — 53
- Lot 40: Cuba / Spain, Gobierno de España, Spanish - American War, Interior Debt Certificate, Madrid, 1900, 4% Deuda Perpetua — 53
- Lot 41: Cuba, Republic of Cuba, National Development Bond, Havana, 1000 Pesos, 1952 — 150
- Lot 42: Cuba, Crédit Foncier Cubain, Bond, Havana, 1912, 500 Francs — 53
- Lot 43: Cuba, Habana 'Club Deportivo Hispano América' Bono de 20 Pesos 1946 Football — 180
- Lot 44: Cuba, Banco Español de la Isla de Cuba, Share Certificate, Havana, 1910, 100 Pesos Oro Español — 84
- Lot 45: Cuba Cuba North and South Railroad Co 250 Shares 1920 — 22
- Lot 46: Cuba Banco de los Colonos 1942 Share Accion $10 Sugar Azucar Havana Habana — 6
- Lot 47: Cyprus Societe Anonyme Ceramique Share of 50 Pounds 1903 only 100 Issued — 30
- Lot 48: Cyprus Societe Anonyme Ceramique Share of 50 Pounds 1909 only 450 Issued — 177
- Lot 49: Bohemia & Moravia 5000 Korun 1943 Specimen PMG 66EPQ Gem UNC
- Lot 50: Bohemia & Moravia 5000 Korun 1943 Specimen PMG 65EPQ Gem UNC
- Lot 51: Czech Republic Maurice Zdekauer Bill of Exchange for 2383 Florins Prague Bohemia — 25
- Lot 52: Czechoslovakia City Greater Prague 1922 Mortgage Loan £100 Specimen Bond Unique — 150
- Lot 53: Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Bond Receipt, Amsterdam, 1000 Gulden, 1938, Specimen
- Lot 54: Dutch East Indies, Mercantile Bank of India, Bill of Exchange, Samarang, 1897, $1000, Waterlow & Sons
- Lot 55: Dutch East-India Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij Batavia 1882 Bill Exchange ABN — 177
- Lot 56: Ecuador, Banco del Ecuador, Promissory Note, Guayaquil, 1914, 1040 Pesos — 26
- Lot 57: Ecuador Santiago French £100 Guyaquil 1881 — 220
- Lot 58: Ecuador, Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador, Bill of Exchange, 1927 — 17
- Lot 59: Ecuador, Guayaquil, Banco del Ecuador, Bill of Exchange, 1928 — 55
- Lot 60: Ecuador Guyaquil 'Janer e Hijo' Letra de Cambio Bill of Exchange 1897 Scarce — 80
- Lot 61: Ecuador L.C. Stagg & Cia £300 Guayaquil 1881 Bill of Exchange Cheque — 150
- Lot 62: Egypt Alexandria 'Moise Valensin & Co' Bill of Exchange £1000 1859 — 21
- Lot 63: Egypt Cairo 'Emanuel Casdagli & Sons' Cheque 100 Pounds 1912 Tobacco — 59
- Lot 64: Egypt The Land Bank of Egypt Share Warrant Alexandria 1905 for 25 Shares — 50
- Lot 65: Egypt, Hull Blyth & Co. (Port Said) Ltd., Bill of Exchange, Port Said, £781-1s-3d, 1918
- Lot 66: France Crédit National Assurances Bond Certificate Paris 1912 100 Francs — 32
- Lot 67: France, Credit Lyonnais, Share Certificate, Lyon, 200 Shares, 1897 — 158
- Lot 68: France/Austria, Pillet-Will & Cie, Bill of Exchange, Paris, 1833, 9457.52 francs
- Lot 69: France First Empire Bank 'Rougemont de Löwenberg' Paris Bill of Exchnage for 504 Florins 1811 — 170
- Lot 70: France, Duvernet Brothers, War Tax Payment Order, Laon, 1815, 100 Francs, Revolutionary/Napoleonic era
- Lot 71: France, Société Civile de l'Exposition Universelle et Permanente, Bond, Paris, 500 Francs, 1889
- Lot 72: France, Société du Vélodrome du Parc des Princes, bearer share, Paris, 1900s, 1000 Francs
- Lot 73: France/Switzerland, Ulric Zellweger & Cie, handwritten exchange rates sheet, Paris, 1870 — 84
- Lot 74: Ethiopia Société Anonyme Belge pour le Développement de l’Industrie & du Commerce Share Certificate — 17
- Lot 75: Germany Eaux de Baden-Baden Ltd Share Certificate London 1911 £4 Casino and Bath — 42
- Lot 76: Germany, Leipziger Bank, Share Certificate, Leipzig, 1839, 250 Thaler — 50
- Lot 77: Germany Darmstadt Bank fur Handel und Industrie 1859 — 263
- Lot 78: Germany Bill of Exchange 1865 Disconto Gesellschaft Bank - B.H. Goldschmidt — 263
- Lot 79: Germany Societe de la Banque de Barmen 'Hinsberg, Fischer & Co' Wechsel (Bill of Exchange) for 5000 Francs 1880 — 53
- Lot 80: Gibraltar, J. Saccone, Bill of Exchange, Gibraltar, 1879, 20 GBP
- Lot 81: Greece Compagnie Hellénique d'Électricité share Athens 1930s 25 shares — 42
- Lot 82: Hong Kong, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Share Certificate, Hong Kong, 1989, 194 Shares — 42
- Lot 83: Hong Kong 'Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China' 1910 1Bill Exchange — 58
- Lot 84: Haiti 5% Exterior Gold Loan 500 Francs Bond 1910 Coupons not cancelled deco — 20
- Lot 85: Hungary/Slovakia Szlovák Gazdasági Bank Share Certificate Budapest 1942 15 pengő — 42
- Lot 86: Hungary, Città di Fiume, Municipal Bond, Fiume, 500 Kronen, 1910
- Lot 87: Hungary/Italy/USA, Banca Ungaro-Italiana, bond for $100, Budapest, 1929
- Lot 88: Hungary Gróf Keglevich István Cognac Factory Share Certificate Budapest 1920 200 Kronen — 53
- Lot 89: Hungary (Romania) Aradi Ipar es Nepbank Share Certificate Arad 400 Korona 1911
- Lot 90: Hungary (Romania) Aradmegyei Takarekpenztar Share Certificate Arad 1000 Korona 1910
- Lot 91: Hungary (Romania) Aradi altalanos Takarekpenztar Rt. Share Certificate Arad 200 Korona 1916
- Lot 92: Hungary (Romania) Aradi Kozponti Takarekpenztar Rt. Share Certificate Arad 200 Korona 1909
- Lot 93: Hungary (Romania) Aradi altalanos Takarekpenztar Rt. Share Certificate Arad 200 Korona 1914
- Lot 94: Hungary (Romania) Bihar-Korosvolgyi Takarekpenztar Rt. Share Certificate Elesd (Alesd) 100 Korona 1907
- Lot 95: Hungary Institutul de Economii si Credit „Luceafarul” share certificate Vrsac 50 Florins / 100 Coroane 1915
- Lot 96: Hungary Nagyvaradi Agrar Takarekpenztar Rt. share certificate Oradea (Nagyvarad) 200 Korona 1916
- Lot 97: Hungary Gyulafehervari Takarekpenztar Rt. share certificate Gyulafehervar (Alba Iulia) 200 Korona 1914
- Lot 98: Hungary Kolozsvari Takarekpenztar es Hitelbank Rt. share certificate Kolozsvar (Cluj) 200 Korona 1893
- Lot 99: Hungary Devai Takarekpenztar Rt. share certificate Deva (Deva) 100 Korona 1915
- Lot 100: Hungary Maramarosi Takarekpenztar Rt. share certificate Maramaros-Sziget (Sighetu Marmatiei) 200 Korona 1910
- Lot 101: Hungary Aradi Ipar- es Nepbank Rt. share certificate Arad 400 Korona 1904
- Lot 102: Hungary Nagy-Szalontai Takarekpenztar Rt. share certificate Nagyszalonta (Salonta) 400 Korona 1911
- Lot 103: India, National Bank of India, Bill of Exchange, Calcutta, 1882, £112 — 158
- Lot 104: India Bank of Madras Cheque Guntoor Branch 1860-1870s — 339
- Lot 105: India Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1873 PMG 35 Choice Very Fine — 35
- Lot 106: India Chartered Bank of India Australia and China Bill of Exchange Calcutta 1872 £118 9s 8d — 158
- Lot 107: India, Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, Bill of Exchange, Bombay, 1874, £820 — 210
- Lot 108: India 1875 Bombay Oriental Bank Corporation Bill of Exchange to Union Bank of London — 168
- Lot 109: British India Calcutta Bill of Exchange 'Borradaile, Schiller & Co' 1873 — 21
- Lot 110: India Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp 1873 PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine — 26
- Lot 111: British India 1882 Oriental Bank Corporation Bill of Exchange, Calcutta to London — 268
- Lot 112: British India Bombay Mumbai 'King, King & Co' Bank Bill of Exchange 1876 — 42
- Lot 114: Iraq Meyer Tweg & Joseph Moshi, Bill of Exchange, Baghdad, £74.4.1, 1925 - Gulbenkian Bros. & Co. — 90
- Lot 115: Israel, Jerusalem Electric & Public Service Corporation, Ordinary Share Certificate, Jerusalem, 500 Mils, 1939 — 105
- Lot 116: Israel, Jerusalem Electric & Public Service Corporation, Preference Share Certificate, Jerusalem, 1 Palestine Pound, — 105
- Lot 117: Italy Cie Fermière des Halles, Marchés et Abattoirs de la Ville de Naples Action de 500 Francs 1869 — 66
- Lot 118: Italy Florence "French & Cie" Merchant Bank 1873 £400 Bill of Exchange Check — 82
- Lot 119: Italy, Cassa Marittima di Napoli, Bill of Exchange, Naples, 1871, 7050 Francs
- Lot 120: Italy, Abramo Philipson, Bill of Exchange, Florence, 1852, 435 paoli
- Lot 121: Italy, Banca Gerassi, Bill of Exchange on Rothschild Frères, Paris – Rome, 1881, 10 500 Fr
- Lot 122: Japan, City of Tokyo, Municipal Bond, Tokyo, 1912, 500 Francs
- Lot 123: Lebanon Ottoman 'Ducherne, Stussy & Co' Bill of Exchange 1858 Beyrouth Beirut — 150
- Lot 124: Lebanon, Banque du Liban, Founder Share, Paris, 1913, 500 Francs — 55
- Lot 125: Lebanon Syria Société du Chemin de Fer de Damas-Hamah share Paris 1920s 3000 Francs
- Lot 126: Lebanon, Régie Co-Intéressée Libano-Syrienne des Tabacs et Tombacs, share certificate, Beirut, 1936, — 68
- Lot 127: Ottoman Empire Lebanon Gaz de Beyrouth Share Certificate Beirut 1908 500 Francs — 50
- Lot 128: Malta La Valetta Bill of Exchange for £50 1854 — 48
- Lot 129: Mexico, Standard Oil Company of Mexico (1922) Ltd., Preference Shares Certificate, London, £114,000 Capital, 1923 — 47
- Lot 130: Mexico, Banco Oriental de Mexico, Share Certificate, Puebla, 1900, One Share of 30,000 — 53
- Lot 131: Mexico, Banco Oriental de Mexico, Share Certificate, Puebla, 1909, One Share of 80,000 — 53
- Lot 132: Mexico, Banco Central Mexicano, Share Certificate, Mexico City, 10 shares Series A, 1913 — 126
- Lot 133: Mexico United Mexican Oilfields Ltd. 1921 £1 Share Certificate Waterlow & Sons Ltd — 80
- Lot 134: Mexico, The Mexican Light and Power Company, Share Certificate, Mexico City, 1957, 1 Share — 47
- Lot 135: Mexico Carmen Mines of El Oro Ltd 1909 10 Shares Gold Mining Rare — 44
- Lot 136: Mexico Bill of Exchange 'Esteban Benecke y Cía' Printer's Proof 1860-1870 — 19
- Lot 137: Mexico Banco de Londres y Mexico 1893 $1000 Bill of Exchange Waterlow & Sons — 120
- Lot 138: Mexico Banco de Guanajuato $100 share 1906 Accion Cupones — 70
- Lot 139: Banco Nacional de Mexico Guadalajara Jalisco Bill of Exchange 1895 Cheque $100 — 100
- Lot 140: Moldova, National Bank, Specimen Banknote, Chisinau, 1994, 10 Lei — 200
- Lot 141: Moldova, National Bank, Specimen Banknote, Chisinau, 1994, 5 Lei — 200
- Lot 142: Moldova, National Bank, Specimen Banknote, Chisinau, 1994, 1 Leu — 200
- Lot 143: Montenegro 1912 Bill of Exchange / Check to Vojvoda Mašo Đurović, Hero of the Balkan Wars (Drawn in New York) — 90
- Lot 144: Morocco Conservera Marroqui S.A. Tetuan 1947 Share Accion - Masterpiece — 200
- Lot 145: Morocco, Gouvernement Impérial du Maroc, bond, Paris, 1910, 500 Francs
- Lot 146: New Zealand, Inhaber-Teilschuldverschreibung, 100000 Deutsche Mark, 8% 1980, Specimen
- Lot 147: New Zealand, Inhaber-Teilschuldverschreibung, 5000 Deutsche Mark, 8% 1980, Speci, en
- Lot 148: Nicaragua Banco de Nicaragua, Bill of exchange specimen, Managua, Waterlow & Sons 1888
- Lot 149: Ottoman Turkey Austro-Orierntalische Handels AG Vienna Share 200 Kronen 1908 — 25
- Lot 150: Ottoman Railway Company Smyrna - Aidin 1863 £20 Share - 2nd Oldest Ottoman Share — 250
- Lot 151: Ottoman / Turkey Company of Oriental Railways - Orient Express Share 500 Francs 1906 Turkey — 25