横濱正金銀行
Yokohama Shokin Ginko
Yokohama specie bank
Text: Japanese
Editor: Haruhito Takeda (University of Tokyo professor emeritus)
16 mm
Index: Commentary by Haruhito Takeda
Contents
This is a microfilm version of classified internal bank documents that tell the story of the Yokohama Specie Bank, which began life in 1880 specializing in foreign exchange and finance and over the following 67 years continued to make its mark through chaotic and turbulent times. This reproduction of an historical resource of monumental significance describes in minute detail the journey of the Yokohama Specie Bank.