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1624 PERPETUAL DUTCH BOND STILL PAYS INTERESTOn my morning commute one day this week I heard a story on NPR about the world's oldest living bond, still paying interest nearly 400 years later. The story is from a podcast episode of The Indicator from Planet Money. This rang a bell because of earlier E-Sylum articles (linked below) about similar French and Dutch bonds, but this is a different, even earlier one. Owned by the New York Stock Exchange and held in its archive, it was issued in 1624. -Editor Hidden deep in an archive in New Jersey is the world's oldest living bond. Originally issued to fund a dike in the Netherlands after a big flood, these days, it's gearing up for its 400th birthday and still paying interest. Today on the show, we visit this elder bond and hear its story. 
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