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Paper money token - Palestine - Anglo (England) Palestine company check for 1000 francs 1912 - signature of Shimon Rokah, founder of the Neve Tzedek neighborhood
Anglo-Palestine (Bank) was founded in February 1902 in London, as a subsidiary of the "Jewish Settlement Treasure" which was established by Herzl to serve as a financial instrument of the Zionist movement. The first branch of the company was opened in August 1903, by David Zalman Levontin, the founder and first director of the company. The first decade of the company’s activity was fruitful, another 7 branches were opened in Palestine and Beirut and the company was valued not only by the Jewish community but also by the Arab residents and the Ottoman institutions.