RARE 1927 SHARE WARRANT of JOHANNESBURG CONS MINING CO! BARNEY BARNATO (DEBEERS)

Description

5.25" wide Share Warrant representing Dividends on 25 Shares of the most famous mining co. in South Africa - the Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited!! One side is in English, the other in French! Signed by the Secretary of the Co. in London.  Buy 2 and they will be consecutively numbered! RARE South Africa Financial and Mining collectible!!
This historic company was a major financial force in the development of GOLD and DIAMOND MINING in the Transvaal Region of South Africa. J.C.I. (still one of the top 5 South African Mining Concerns!) was owned by Barney Barnato who merged with Cecil Rhodes, his erstwhile rival, to monopolize the mining industry via the De Beers mining "cartel".
Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co. Ltd. (JCI) was founded in 1889 by the British entrepreneur Barney Barnato. JCI was a major force in South African mining for over 100 years.
Using his investments in the Kimberley diamond fields, particularly his 25% share in De Beers, Barnato foresaw the value of and invested in the potential of the Witwatersrand gold mine
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