European Jewish financier (1777–1836) who founded his family’s famous banking dynasty and handled Allied loans for the campaign against Napoleon. Rothschild helped to ensure Britain’s preeminence as a financial market when bonds he handled as an investment banker were denominated in sterling and the interest made payable to London in pounds. Among the powers availing themselves of the new arrangements was Czarist Russia, which floated a loan for £3,500,000 in 1822. Three-language partly printed DS, signed “N. M. Rothschild, Contractor” along the right edge of the first page, one page both sides, 9.5 x 14. A bond for a Russian 5% Loan of 1822. Both sides bear an embossed seal with the legend “Russian Loan 1822 contracted by N. M. Rothschild.” In good condition (as is typical for examples of this document), with intersecting folds, wrinkling, soiling (touching signature), several repaired tears, including one to a complete bisecting horizontal separation. The signature remains dark and obvious. RRAuction COA.
