Thursday, June 18, 2009

TG 1563

(Once) golden grasshopper, Lombard Street, City of London, London

(Once) golden grasshopper
Lombard Street, City of London
London, September 2006

“Gresham's initials ‘TG’ and date 1563 with his golden grasshopper emblem, serving as the sign of a bank in Lombard Street, the historic centre of banking in the City of London.” (Thomas Gresham, Wikipedia)

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