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匯豐銀行科倫坡分行的銅秤
Brass balance of the HSBC, Colombo branch
19世紀末 (Late 19th century)
香港上海匯豐銀行於1865年在港成立總行後，不久分行便遍及世界各地，包括錫蘭（今斯里蘭卡）首都科倫坡，圖中展示的是曾在該分行使用的秤銀工具。當時的外資銀行在資金的運用上，除匯兌外，即從事白銀、銀幣及金幣的買賣，香港上海匯豐銀行更成功控制了白銀的進出口及匯率，大做銀條的交易而獲取厚利。
Soon after the establishment of its headquarters in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation expanded its business globally, going as far as Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. On display here is a brass balance used to weigh silver. At the time, foreign-funded banks provided remittance and exchange services in silver and silver and gold coins. HSBC successfully controlled the import and export of silver as well as the silver exchange rate, earning tremendous profits from its sales of silver bars. 資料：香港歷史博物館藏
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