Bank of Tokyo Traveler's Cheque
I also bought this Bank of Tokyo USD $100 traveler's check/ traveller's cheque on eBay for USD $10 recently.
Bank of Tokyo eventually became today's Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, following the 1989 credit crisis in Japan.
Here is a brief history of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ:
bankingmergers.blogspot.ca/2010/04/japan-bank-mergers-acq...
Interestingly, this cheque was cashed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, via BCCI. The Bank of Credit and Commerce International was founded by a Pakistani in 1972, registered in Luxembourg, and had co-head offices in London and Karachi. It was involved in financial crimes, money laundering and frauds, and went bankrupt in 1991. At that time, it was a major international bank with 400 branches in over 70 countries. I remember BCCI very well as there was a branch close to our home in Hong Kong. Luckily, my parents didn't have an account at BCCI when it collapsed.
Wikipedia's entry on BCCI:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Credit_and_Commerce_Interna...
Bank of Tokyo Traveler's Cheque
I also bought this Bank of Tokyo USD $100 traveler's check/ traveller's cheque on eBay for USD $10 recently.
Bank of Tokyo eventually became today's Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, following the 1989 credit crisis in Japan.
Here is a brief history of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ:
bankingmergers.blogspot.ca/2010/04/japan-bank-mergers-acq...
Interestingly, this cheque was cashed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, via BCCI. The Bank of Credit and Commerce International was founded by a Pakistani in 1972, registered in Luxembourg, and had co-head offices in London and Karachi. It was involved in financial crimes, money laundering and frauds, and went bankrupt in 1991. At that time, it was a major international bank with 400 branches in over 70 countries. I remember BCCI very well as there was a branch close to our home in Hong Kong. Luckily, my parents didn't have an account at BCCI when it collapsed.
Wikipedia's entry on BCCI:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Credit_and_Commerce_Interna...