https://earlymoderneurope.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/e8332386c633d04a54c7a0b91888c8f7.jpeg fa5a846a8a75f51b018a66f7f4dfb08c Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Painting Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amsterdam Wisselbank (Bank of Amsterdam) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pieter Saenredam (Painting) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kaan Taskintuna Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1609 Description An account of the resource The Bank of Amsterdam was originally a town hall, but was converted into a bank by the city of Amsterdam in the year 1609. The Bank of Amsterdam is considered to be the first modern central bank. As the Netherlands entered the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century, Amsterdam became one of the economic centers of Europe. Thanks to the massive blossoming of trade with the operations of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), coins from different countries and regions were circulating in the Dutch economy. It is also worth noting that VOC was the first multinational corporation, and it drove the Netherlands to becoming an economic superpower. However, a system to determine exchange rates was not there. The Amsterdam Wisselbank was the solution to create a more efficient and safer facilitation of trade. The creation of this first modern bank in Amsterdam can be viewed as a milestone in both Europe's economic history, and a symbol of Dutch economic triumph. Once obscure, Amsterdam was now a center of trade. While countries like Spain and France were struggling, Netherlands was becoming an economic leader in Europe. References: "Amsterdam: Capital of the Golden Age." Visit Holland: The Netherlands Board of Tourism. November 01, 2018. Accessed November 18, 2018. https://www.holland.com/global/tourism.htm. Wiesner, Merry E. “Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789.” Cambridge History of Europe ; v. 2. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. "The Bank of Amsterdam." Beurs Geschiedenis. April 13, 2017. Accessed November 18, 2018. https://www.beursgeschiedenis.nl/en/moment/the-bank-of-amsterdam/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Wisselbank#/media/File:Saenredam_-_Het_oude_stadhuis_te_Amsterdam.jpeg Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain