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LOT 176:
A Share Certificate of 'The Jewish Colonial Trust' with Illustrations in Lithographic Print from the Holy Land 1900
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A Share Certificate of 'The Jewish Colonial Trust' with Illustrations in Lithographic Print from the Holy Land 1900
A large share certificate of 'The Jewish Colonial Trust'. At each of its four corners are pictures in lithographic print of scenes from the Land of Israel: the Western Wall, a farmer in the field, workers in a weaving factory, and port workers. The certificate is stamped with the dated November 29, 1900.
On the rear side are instructions for filling it out in three languages - English, Russian and German. In the center is a later sticker from the 1950's which discusses the real value of the previous certificate according to the exchange rate valid at the time.
'The Jewish Colonial Trust' was founded at the First Zionist Congress in Basel by Herzl as part of the founding of a "Hebrew bank" whose purpose was to assist in the settlement of the Jews in Argentina, and later in the Land of Israel. With the sum the company raised a bank business was opened in London, whose important investment was the establishment of the Anglo-Palestine company in 1902. The company's shares underwent various transformations and changes of ownership. In the 21st century, the company was taken over by the World Zionist Federation.
Size: 34x18 cm.
Fine condition.
