Compagnie Générale des Omnibus de Paris. Specimen, 1913

Share of 500 francs to bearer dated 1913. Specimen (unissued).

The company was founded in 1855 by Aristide Moreau-Chaslon, holder of a concession from the city of Paris to organize public transport in the capital.

In 1921, the company was absorbed by the Société des Transports en Commun de la Région Parisienne, ancestor of the RATP.

Beautiful design illustrated with the coat of arms of the city of Paris and Parisian monuments: Notre-Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Bourse de Paris, Porte Saint-Denis, Invalides, Tuileries, Colonne de la Bastille, etc. as well as horse-drawn carriages.