美丰银行小宝。美国东方银行一两小锭。重35.07克。A.O.B.C.。，美丰位于圆圈内的下方。非常罕见而且广受追捧的版别，在过去逾十年中我们仅经手三枚。戳记深打，有悦目包浆覆盖。可见轻微磨损，底板闪烁光芒。发行商为上海美丰银行，是中国最大的美资银行。注册成立于1917年，开设四间分行：上海美丰银行(ca. 1917-35)，福建美丰银行(1922-35)，四川美丰银行(1921-32)及天津美丰银行(ca. 1924-35)。1935年，四间分行不是如四川分行般被中国投资者买断，就是因中国不再使用银本位制导致兑换业务亏损严重而倒闭。CHINA. Mei-Feng Yinhang Xiaobao. American Oriental Bank Small Ingots. Silver Tael Bank Ingot, ND (ca. 1921-35). ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.BMC-Class XXXII Group A # 349. Weight: 35.07 gms. A.O.B.C. (American Oriental Banking Corporation), 美豐 (Mei Feng Bank) below all within circular border. A <strong>VERY RARE</strong> and desirable type, this represents just the third such instance in which we have offered one of these impressive specimens in the past decade-plus. The stamp is solidly executed, with some pleasing toning taking hold throughout. Some minor wear is observed, but some glints of brilliance remain in the various protected areas as well.<p><em>The issuing authority of this type, The American Oriental Banking Corporation, was the largest of all of the American banks in China. They became incorporated in 1917 and opened four branches: The American Oriental Bank of Shanghai (ca. 1917-35), The American Oriental Bank of Fukien (1922-35), The American Oriental Bank of Szechuan (1921-32), and The American Oriental Bank of Tientsin (ca. 1924-35). By 1935, however, all four branches were either bought out by their Chinese investors, as in the case of the Szechuan branch, or closed due to Chinas departure from the silver standard, which caused their foreign exchange business to fail terribly.</em>
