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The above banknote was issued by the Central Bank of Western India at Yokohama, Japan. It

was printed in London by Batho Sprague and Company and has a handwritten date of 9th

February 1866. The signature on the note was that of J. Morrison and the design contains a

vignette of a woman holding a balance scale, palm trees, cotton bales, jewelry and a

backdrop of hills and sailing ships. The note is cancelled with a rubber stamp.

A bank named BANK OF WESTERN INDIA, which operated during the period of 1842-1845 A.D. was

not related to this issue.

The Central Bank of Western India was an important bank because it related to Japan, America

and India. The high value of $25 was significant as it was issued during a time of great

turbulence in Japan.

During this period there were a number of attempts by western powers to establish relations

with Japan. In 1852 the USA government decided to initiate trade relations with Japan and

was prepared to use force if negotiation failed. Commander Matthew Perry was sent on a

mission with three steam ships, the Mississippi, Sarotogo and Plymouth along with a flag

ship named Susquehanna. They sailed to Japan on 8th July 1853 entering Edo Bay they anchored

at a distance of 1 kilometer from Uraga City but the Japanese Shogun declined to meet the

delegation of commander Perry. After threatening the Japanese government they landed with

300 men and transmitted a message from U.S. President Fillmore to the representatives of

shogun.

It took more than 6 month of consideration by the Japanese government and Perry's treaty of

friendship was signed by Japan on March 31st of 1854, opening Japanese ports for U.S. trade.

Nagasaki and Hakodate were the first ports used followed later by Yokohama. Yokohama became

a main port and transit point for goods into Japan, China and the other countries in the

region.

During this period the British Crown cooperated with the Americans as the Japanese started

building their fleet after lifting a ban for the construction of large ships. They purchased

many ships guns and arms from the Dutch to counter the American ships.

In this new environment, traders from Western India sailed from the ports of Surat and

Bombay. Along with the U.S. traders they agreed to start a bank at Yokohama, Japan under the

name of THE CENTRAL BANK OF WESTERN INDIA with a branch in Hong Kong. These notes are known

to have circulated in Japan and China.
On 4 January 1868 the Shogunate was abolished
At this time most banknotes were issued by Commercial Banks rather than by a Central Bank.

Regulations for banknote issue in nineteenth-century Japan and China were loosely

controlled. The government accepted payments for taxes and fees in banknotes only if from

banks incorporated by Royal Charter or under the Colonial Regulations. This requirement did

not prevent other banks from issuing notes, however, banknotes of denominations below $5

were not allowed without special government permission. This was to prevent banknotes

getting into the hands of poorer people, who would suffer more in the event of a bank

collapse. Three note issuing banks did, in fact, collapse in the nineteenth century, the

Agra and Masterman's Bank, the Commercial Bank Corporation of India and the East during the

global financial crisis of 1866, as well as the Oriental Bank Corporation, one of the main

note issuers in 1884.
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