Österreichische Postsparkasse
Österreichische Postsparkasse (P.S.K.) was a postal savings bank in Austria. It was owned by the Austrian Post Office and thus by the government. It merged on 1 October 2005 with the BAWAG to form BAWAG P.S.K.
Vienna headquarters of the Österreichische Postsparkasse, built by Otto Wagner
Interior of the Österreichische Postsparkasse headquarters, Vienna
Exterior decoration of the Österreichische Postsparkasse headquarters, Vienna
Postal savings systems provide depositors who do not have access to banks a safe and convenient method to save money. Many nations have operated banking systems involving post offices to promote saving money among the poor.
This 1869 deposit book would be carried by the customer, and is a typical record of a British Post Office Savings Bank savings account.
The Austrian Postal Savings Bank (P.S.K.) in Vienna
Post office in Shanghai offering postal savings services