Tientsin-Pukow Railway

Tientsin-Pukow Railway

Tientsin-Pukow Railway

1 June 1911

36.7 x 52.1cm

This bond has been engraved in green ink, with text printed on top in black ink. There is a thick, decorative border, and several signatures visible near the bottom. An orange one pound stamp is present in the top left corner, and there are two rectangular stamps near the bottom. The verso side is mainly text, and has been engraved in green ink, including a vignette of a train. Four coupons are attached to the right edge of the bond, several have been removed.

Part Transcription: "Bond 100. No. [blank]. Imperial Chinese Government, 5% Tientsin-Pukow Railway Supplementary Loan for £4,800,000 Sterling. ... Countersigned for identification: for Chinese Central Railways Limited, [blank] Director. London, 1st June, 1911."

Donated by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 2017.

Waterlow & Sons Limited, engravers. Two signatures are present.

English, Chinese

China

200, Bond No. 22047