Oldest Share
Dirk Dekema, director of the Westfries Archief presents the page with the paid dividends of the world's first and oldest known share certificate issued in Enkhuizen on September 9, 1606 by the former Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC) on September 10, 2014 in Hoorn, The Netherlands. The Dutch East India Company and its introduction of share certificates formed the base for modern capitalism. (Photo by Michel Porro/Getty Images)