Bank of Amsterdam

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The Bank of Amsterdam was a pioneering 17th-century public bank that became a central hub of European finance and helped establish Amsterdam as a leading commercial power during the Dutch Golden Age.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical financial institution ⓘ
municipal bank ⓘ
public bank ⓘ
accepted bullion deposits ⓘ
coin deposits ⓘ
country Dutch Republic ⓘ
currencyHandled Dutch guilder ⓘ
bank guilder ⓘ
dissolved 1791 ⓘ
establishedDuring Twelve Years' Truce ⓘ
foundedBy City of Amsterdam ⓘ
linked to: Amsterdam
governedBy burgomasters of Amsterdam ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dam Square, Amsterdam ⓘ
helpedEstablish Amsterdam as leading commercial power ⓘ
Amsterdam as major financial center ⓘ
inception 1609 ⓘ
industry banking ⓘ
finance ⓘ
influenced Bank of England ⓘ
Sveriges Riksbank ⓘ
development of central banking ⓘ
issued bank money ⓘ
knownFor influence on international exchange rates ⓘ
stability of its bank money ⓘ
strict reserve policy in early period ⓘ
locatedIn Amsterdam ⓘ
County of Holland ⓘ
Province of Holland ⓘ
linked to: County of Holland
mainActivity bullion trade ⓘ
clearing and settlement ⓘ
deposit banking ⓘ
foreign exchange ⓘ
operatedBy municipality of Amsterdam ⓘ
partOf financial system of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
provided book-entry payments ⓘ
stable unit of account ⓘ
transferable deposits ⓘ
reasonForEstablishment to facilitate international trade payments ⓘ
to stabilize chaotic coinage ⓘ
regulates coinage quality in Amsterdam ⓘ
replacedBy De Nederlandsche Bank ⓘ
role central hub of European finance ⓘ
clearing bank for international trade ⓘ
de facto central bank ⓘ
significantEvent Dutch Golden Age ⓘ
significantPeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
supervisedBy Amsterdam city government ⓘ

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Dutch Golden Age → notableInstitution → Bank of Amsterdam ⓘ