世界上最古老的股票在荷兰发现

时间：2010-09-18 00:35:46

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荷兰一名历史系的学生最近在查阅档案时发现了世界上最古老的股票，是由荷兰东印度公司在1606年9月9日发行的，这张股票将在西菲仕兰博物馆展出。

The world's oldest share, issued by sea trading firm Dutch East India Company, is seen at the West Fries Museum in Hoorn in this September 10, 2010 <a href=handout1 photo." src="http://www.enread.comhttp://www.enread.com/upimg/allimg/100918/4_100918004542_1.jpg" width="247" height="344" />
The world's oldest share, issued by sea trading firm Dutch East India Company, is seen at the West Fries Museum in Hoorn in this September 10, 2010 handout photo.

A Dutch history student has unearthed2（发掘，破获） the world's oldest share, dating back to 1606 and issued by the sea trading firm Dutch East India Company.

Locked away in forgotten city archives（档案） , the share was made out to Pieter Harmensz, a male resident of the Dutch city Enkhuizen who served as an assistant to the city's mayors.

After his death in 1638, Harmensz left the share to his widow and their daughter Ada and the document eventually ended up in Enkhuizen archives, kept in the northwestern city Hoorn.

As the Netherlands' largest trading company in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was also the world's first company to issue stock.

The 'Enkhuizen share' dates back to September 9, 1606, when Harmensz paid the last installment3 of his 150 Dutch guilders（荷兰盾，金币） .

Dutch research has shown the VOC faced early financial difficulties and shareholders4 were not initially6 paid dividends7（股息，红利） .

The company finally started paying dividends in 1610, partly in money and spices（调味料） , following strong shareholder5 pressure.

An interesting feature on the Enkhuizen share therefore is a series of notes on the inside relating to dividends up to 1650.

The share is to be displayed at the Westfries Museum.


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1 handout dedxA     
n.散发的文字材料；救济品
参考例句：
  • I read the handout carefully.我仔细看了这份分发的资料。
  • His job was distributing handout at the street-corner.他的工作是在街头发传单。
2 unearthed e4d49b43cc52eefcadbac6d2e94bb832     
出土的（考古）
参考例句：
  • Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall. 展览馆里陈列着许多出土文物。
  • Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。
3 installment 96TxL     
n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期
参考例句：
  • I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
  • He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。
4 shareholders 7d3b0484233cf39bc3f4e3ebf97e69fe     
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
  • the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
5 shareholder VzPwU     
n.股东，股票持有人
参考例句：
  • The account department have prepare a financial statement for the shareholder.财务部为股东准备了一份财务报表。
  • A shareholder may transfer his shares in accordance with the law.股东持有的股份可以依法转让。
6 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
7 dividends 8d58231a4112c505163466a7fcf9d097     
红利( dividend的名词复数 )； 股息； 被除数； （足球彩票的）彩金
参考例句：
  • Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
  • Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。

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