Banco di Napoli—Lire 108 Certificate of Credit—Year
Certificate of credit for Lire 108 issued by the Banco di Napoli in , with Certificate of Authenticity (COA).Banco di Napoli is one of the most important and oldest historical Italian banks, as its origins date back to the so-called public benches of charitable institutions, founded in Naples between the 16th and 17th centuries, and especially to the Banco della Pietà pawn-brokers, established in to provide pledge-backed loans without interest; in it opened a savings bank which was granted a warrant from the Viceroy of Naples on the same year.Seven other similar institutions were founded in Naples between and :"Banco dei Poveri" ();"Banco della Santissima Annunziata" ();"Banco del Popolo" ();"Banco dello Spirito Santo" ();"Banco di Sant'Eligio" ();"Banco di San Giacomo e Vittoria" ();"Banco del Salvatore" ().After about two centuries of independent business among them, a decree from Ferdinand IV of Bourbon in , brought about the unification of the eight existing institutes into a single entity that was named Banco Nazionale di Napoli.Details attached, as shown in photos. Comes with black SCRIPOFILIA folder, registry, a guide to scripofilia and authenticity certificate (COA) Read More