• Ethnohistorical collection

Cash savings card

German postal savings card from the Regis-Breitingen municipal savings bank. Card information and 6 red stamps are on the front cover. Inside are 19 red stamps. On the back is some information.

  • Accession Number 2020.02.2227
  • Period 1st half of the 20th century, 4th quarter of the 19th century
  • Measurements 20 x 12 cm
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Historical context

Les caisses d’épargne existent en Allemagne depuis 1778 sous forme d’institutions de bienfaisance patriotique. Toutefois, c’est avec l’influence du modèle britannique de la Ruthwell Savings Bank que va se créer, au sortir de la période napoléonienne, la majorité des caisses et banques d’épargne « modernes ». Ces institutions se regroupent rapidement en associations pour, entre autres, se coordonner sur la promotion de l...

  • Accession Number 2020.02.2227
  • Period 1st half of the 20th century, 4th quarter of the 19th century
  • Measurements 20 x 12 cm
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