National Bank of China

The National Bank of China (Chinese: 中華匯理銀行) was a bank in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1891 by a wealthy and influential Guangzhou family.[1] It was the first banknote issuer financed by Chinese merchants and issued banknotes in denominations of HK$5 and HK$10. The bank closed in 1911.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chiu, Stephen Wing-kai (2009). Hong Kong: becoming a Chinese global city. London: Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-415-22010-1.
  2. ↑ Tyson, Geoffrey (1963). 100 years of banking in Asia and Africa, 1863-1963. London: National and Grindlays Bank. p. 108.

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