12 September 1843 Pressburg, a bill of exchange issued by the merchant Jignaz Baum to the bankers Maco & Manno from Pest, to the value of 676 f. on the back, 27. November 1943, Vienna, with the approval signature of the BIGGEST BANKER IN EUROPE at that time, Baron Georg Simon von Sina

Georg Simon Sina, since 1818 Sina von Hodos and Kizdia, since 1832 Freiherr von Sina (Greek Γεώργιος Σίνας, * November 20, 1783 in Niš; † May 18, 1856 in Vienna) was one of the most important bankers and entrepreneurs in Austria in the 19th century , whose Greek Orthodox family described themselves as Aromanians and was not based in Greece but rather in Bosnia. Georg Simon of Sina (contemporary portrait) life Vienna, Palais Sina on the Hoher Markt Georg Simon Sina came from a well-known family of cotton merchants and came to Vienna with his father Simon Georg Sina (1753–1822) and his brother Johann Simon (1804–1869). Georg Simon Sina invested the family's capital mainly in transport projects such as the founding of river shipping companies and railways or Danube bridges as well as the Neusiedler Papierwerke (today Mondi Group). His main competitor was the Rothschild family. During the Napoleonic Wars he gave generous loans to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and also acquired large estates in Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia and Lower Austria (Mauerbach, Rappoltenkirchen, Gföhl, Leopoldsdorf, Poděbrady, Brumov). He was considered the largest landowner in Hungary. Purchase of Rappoltenkirchen Castle (1821) and conversion to the family's summer residence Georg Simon Sina donated the state treasury of the newly founded state of Greece and was the Royal Greek Consul General in Austria. He had Theophil Hansen build a mausoleum for the freedom fighter Alexander Ypsilantis in the castle park of Rappoltenkirchen (today: Sieghartskirchen municipality), and he gave the castle to his family. Coat of arms at Lugeck 7 With a diploma dated April 3, 1818, Georg Simon Sina was elevated to the Hungarian nobility with his brother Johann Simon (1804–1869) and their father when they acquired the Hungarian dominions of Hodos and Kisdia. On March 29, 1832, the family received the Hungarian barony, on July 26, 1832 the Austrian baronial status. The family motto was SERVARE INTAMINATUM (keep intact). The financial commitment of the brothers and their father prevented the Rothschild family from monopolizing railway construction in the monarchy. After a request from the Majesty of February 17, 1836, the Sina brothers received permission to build two lines on March 5. Georg Simon Freiherr von Sina was married to Katharina Derra von Moroda (1792-1851), and from this marriage had a son, Simon Georg von Sina (1810-1876), who turned to science and philosophy and founded the Sinai Academy of Athens funded. With him, the baronial line of the Sina family ended in 1876. trivia Georg Simon von Sina brought the Athens-based architect Theophil von Hansen to Vienna for his projects, who became world-famous and also designed the Austrian Parliament. At Sina's suggestion, the Greek coffee house was set up in his own house at Fleischmarkt No. 20/22 in the Greek quarter; it had previously existed since 1827 in the Zum Weißen Ochsen building. The gastronomic business still exists today as Cafe-Restaurant Vienne. Sina's portrait still hangs above the counter. In 1877 the Sinagasse in Kaisermühlen was named after

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