← the globe

A MOMENT IN HISTORY

The Bank of England is founded

1694 CE · United Kingdom, Europe · Economy

The Bank of England is founded
Image via Wikimedia Commons

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker and debt manager, and still one of the bankers for the government of the United Kingdom, it is the world's second oldest central bank, after Sweden's (1668).

Read more on Wikipedia →

Available to claim

One person can dedicate this moment - a name and a short note recorded here forever.

Claim this moment