The Marine Bank stock certificate circa 1918 

Great banking piece with a neat engraved vignette of a sailor watching steam ships in the distance . Unissued and cancelled. Circa 1918 from company records.  Dated 19__.

Incorporated in 1918, this uncommon Norfolk Virginia company ran banking operations from the solid, fort-like elevation of its granite building on the corner of Bank street. The bank was organized (by former Confederate officers) in the 1870's for post-war establishment of finances and rebuilding.  The company underwent several iterations before, once again, becoming the Marine Bank of Norfolk in 1918.