In corporate law, a stock certificate is a legal document that certifies the legal interest of ownership of a specific number of shares or stock in a corporation.
Certificate for a share in Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation, Great Britain, 1808
One of the oldest known stock certificates, issued by the VOC-chamber of Enkhuizen, dated 9 September 1606
Colorado & Red River Land Co., 1835
New Jersey Midland Railway Co., 1872
Scripophily is the study and collection of stock and bond certificates. A specialized field of numismatics, scripophily has developed as an area of collecting because of the inherent beauty of certain
Stock certificate
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Ezekiel Air Ship stock certificate
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad