*Only 3,000 of this type (Founders Shares) were issued*
The Bank was chartered in Paris on March 15,1913 primarily for the purposes of financing industrial and railway expansion in China. The bank obtained contracts for constructing the Pukow Harbor, a 1,000 mile railroad in Southern China and tramways in Peking. The bank operated branches in a number of nations and was authorized to issue banknotes within China. Following bankruptcy in 1921, the bank was recapitalized wit