Early VOC shareholders received their dividend payments in spices. Image courtesy of Stichting VvdE.

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Aerial view of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Courtesy of Stichting VvdE. Aerial view of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Courtesy of Stichting VvdE.

Dutch government ruling on the trading of WIC stocks, 1630. Courtesy of Stichting VvdE. Dutch government ruling on the trading of WIC stocks, 1630. Courtesy of Stichting VvdE.

Engraving of Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Courtesy of Amsterdam City Archives. Engraving of Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Courtesy of Amsterdam City Archives.

Early VOC shareholders received their dividend payments in spices. Image courtesy of Stichting VvdE. Early VOC shareholders received their dividend payments in spices. Image courtesy of Stichting VvdE.

Display of spices used for in-kind divident payments. Display of spices used for in-kind divident payments.

Satirical engraving on share trading and the 1720 bubble from The Great Mirror of Folly. Courtesy of Stichting VvdE. Satirical engraving on share trading and the 1720 bubble from The Great Mirror of Folly. Courtesy of Stichting VvdE.

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, interior view. Courtesy of Stichting VvdE. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, interior view. Courtesy of Stichting VvdE.

Tweede book display in Actien Handel exhibit. Tweede book display in Actien Handel exhibit.