Ningpo Commercial Bank - Shanghai - 1921
Cnr Peking Rd & Kiangse Rd, International Settlement.
Tracing its origins to the Ningpo Commercial and Savings Bank (established 1908), the Ningpo Commercial Bank (Szu Ming Yin Hang) was a Chinese-owned bank run on modern banking lines. This handsome corner building is built in the English Renaissance style and had originally sported a domed tower. This building even featured on paper currency issued by the bank; see a Shanghai $1 banknote at the webpage at jbull.com.hk/media/modules/auctions/6/pics/big/400-1.jpg
Ningpo Commercial Bank - Shanghai - 1921
Cnr Peking Rd & Kiangse Rd, International Settlement.
Tracing its origins to the Ningpo Commercial and Savings Bank (established 1908), the Ningpo Commercial Bank (Szu Ming Yin Hang) was a Chinese-owned bank run on modern banking lines. This handsome corner building is built in the English Renaissance style and had originally sported a domed tower. This building even featured on paper currency issued by the bank; see a Shanghai $1 banknote at the webpage at jbull.com.hk/media/modules/auctions/6/pics/big/400-1.jpg