Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Currency & Banknote Values

The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China series of Siam in the World Currency contains 0 distinct entries.

The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (CBI) was founded by Scotsman James Wilson following the grant of a royal charter by Queen Victoria on 29 December 1853. It was an overseas exchange bank, based in and controlled from the City of London. It was established to take advantage of the end of the East India Company’s monopoly in 1853. It opened its Bangkok branch in 1894.

All notes from the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China have signatures of an accountant and manager. The earlier notes of all denominations had both signatures handwritten. Beginning in the late 1890s, the signature of the manager was printed at lower right front, whereas the signature of the accountant at lower left front was handwritten.