We also have the ultra rare Queen Victoria 1000 Peso bond (see last scan). THE QUEEN (VICTORIA) OF MEXICAN SPECULATIVE BONDS! 1905 Banco de Londres y Mexico 100 Pesos. This bond is extremely historic. Banco de Londres y Mexico was Mexico’s first bank and this is the first bond issued by the bank that is available to collectors (we have the only un issued bond known from the bank, an 1889 1000 Peso Specimen bond). According to the extensive text on the reverse of the bond, it remains redeemable to this day!! That is why it is considered one of Mexico’s most valuable speculative bonds! Beautifully engraved by the American Bank Note Co. Using steel plates, just as its currency of the period, the bond features the legendary vignette of Father Hidalgo praying for a slain Indian lying at his feet, which appears on the bank’s banknotesas well. This famed vignette was engraved by George Smillie, the creator of the designs on the U. A superb orange revenue stamp appears directly below Father Hidalgo’s image! An eagle perched on a cactus and holding a snake (Mexico’s National Emblem) appears near the bottom, as do the signatures of the bank’s top three officers. There are 64 coupons attached on the right side and bottom of the bond. Each coupon bears the likeness of Queen Victoria. That is why the “collectible” name for this bond is the Queen Victoria bond! Super clean and crisp near mint condition with 1-2 whisper light folds and NO tears, splits, stains, pen marks, punch holes, stains, soiling or external marks. PREMIUM QUALITY and COMPLETELY, 100% UNCANCELLED! If you are looking for an investment in beauty, financial history, rarity and tremendous potential “upside” look no further. Please browse our store for more great antique Mexican financial paper! Mexicos First Bank: Banco de Londres Y Mexico. Banco de Londres y Mexico has the unique distinction of being the first Mexican bank that came into existence in the 1860s and introduced modern banking practices across Mexico. Englishmen William Newbold and Robert Geddes founded the Banco de Londres, Mexico y Sudamerica in Mexico City in 1864 when the Emperor Maximilian was on the Mexican throne. When Archduke Maximilian of Austria was installed on the throne of Mexico, Mexicos elected President Benito Juarez was forced to flee to. El Paso del Norte renamed. Cuidad Juarez in his honor on September 16, 1888 on the Mexico United Stated border. It was not until 1884 that a major rival bank, the Banco Nacional Mexicano, appeared on the scene by the merger of two banks. By 1886 Banco Nacional Mexicano was the largest bank and it also acquired the assets of a failing bank, Banco Comercial. In 1889 Banco de Londres dropped the Sudamerica from its title after it scaled back its operations. In 1904 the bank came under French control. With Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas and the Société Financière pour l’Industrie au Mexique. The Mexican Revolution against the rule of Porfirio Diaz in 1910 caused significant turmoil to Banco de Londres with the bad loans to the insurgent Francisco Madero and his rival Victoriano Huerta. Between 1934 1982 the bank was in the hands of private Mexican entrepreneurs. In 1977 a bank supermarket, Banca Serfin, was created by the merger of Banco de Londres and. Serfin is an abbreviation for servicios financieros integrados and the institution offers integrated financial services that included savings bank, investment bank, mortgage bank and trust company. Serfin became part of Banco Santander Central Hispano, the largest financial institution in Spain with a presence in several Latin American countries. Banco Santander is the third largest bank in Mexico today behind El Banco Nacional de Mexico (Banamex) and BBVA Bancomer. Shown below are five historical banknotes from the height of the Mexican revolution in denominations of 1 Peso (issued February 14, 1914), 2 Pesos (issued February 14, 1914), 5 Pesos (issued October 1, 1913), 10 Pesos (issued October 1, 1913) and 50 Pesos (issued July 1, 1914). The item “RARE MINT 1905 BANCO DE LONDRES MEXICO QUEEN VICTORIA BOND 64 COUPS! $1000 AVAIL” is in sale since Thursday, May 15, 2014. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Stocks & Bonds, Scripophily\World\Americas”. The seller is “collect-a-thon” and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Paper quality is uncirculated