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The oldest Gilt appears to be ISIN GB0000436070, issued in 1853: ISS'D 1853. CALLABLE FROM 1/5/1905 @ PAR W/30 DAYS NOTICE. £8,093,266 CONVERTED INTO 4½%
by apaprocki 14y ago
The oldest Gilt appears to be ISIN GB0000436070, issued in 1853:
ISS'D 1853. CALLABLE FROM 1/5/1905 @ PAR W/30 DAYS NOTICE. £8,093,266 CONVERTED INTO
4½% WAR LOANS. DAYCOUNT CHG TO ACT/ACT EFF 11/1/98.
The South Sea Bubble crisis happened in 1720, but it appears the company continued to manage the national debt until the 1850s, which corresponds nicely with this bond.