Institution

Hamburger Bank

1619–1875 · 17th century

The Hamburger Bank was a public giro bank founded by the city of Hamburg in 1619, modelled on the Exchange Bank of Amsterdam. It kept accounts in a stable unit of account, the mark banco, backed by deposited silver, which made Hamburg a leading centre of payments in northern Europe. It was absorbed into the new Reichsbank in 1875.

Hamburger Bank
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hamburger Bank. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hamburger-bank
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