Compañía Azucarera Pedro Fernandez de Castro
Acciones | 20. c. (1900-1945) | 100 Pesos| Type | Acciones |
|---|---|
| Nominal | 100 Pesos |
| Place of Issue | Habana, Cuba |
| Date of Issue | 20. c. (1900-1945) |
| Printing Firm | American Bank Note Company |
| Language | Spanish |
| Year of Acquisition | 2025 |
| Condition | UNC |
Description
The company owned the smallish Nuestra Senora del Carmen in the La Habana province, Cuba from 1914/15. The mill was previously owned by Pedro Fernandez de Castro (identified as Spanish). The mill capacity was likely extended at the time and it seems very likely that the de Castro family retained an important influence as otherwise the name of the company would have been changed. By 1938 the mill no longer seems to have existed.
This certificate by the American Bank Note Co. seems to be a hybrid between typical US and Cuban certificates and is one of the few Spanish-only certificates made by ABN in the context. Large vignette of the actual mill. Amusingly the name of the mill (which is often misspelt in the annual lists) is abbreviated - despite enough space being available. Maybe the printer was worried about getting it right…
Punchholes, stamped “Specimen”, 00000-numbered.
This certificate is an oddity relative to the other certificates of the company - it does not mention the shareholder meeting authorising its issuance nor is the number of the securities emission spelt out. And it uses a different vignette compared to the likely founder's piece or the 5th emission. Logically it should be later than 1920 when emission V was issued - but that is not certain.