Between legal and illegal tender: The chartered bank and its notes in and around China, 1864-1939

Horesh, Niv

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Between legal and illegal tender: The chartered bank and its notes in and around China, 1864-1939

Date

2008

Authors

Horesh, Niv

Publisher

Sage Publications Inc

Abstract

Using recently declassified archival material pertaining to the Chartered Bank of India Australia and China, this article foregrounds quantitative evidence that sheds new light on the history of British banks in Asia. It shows that Hong Kong came to play