„Date of Issue“

The arbitrary date on a contract or on a financial instrument fixed as the date from which the term runs. (Neither the actual date on the instrument, nor the date the instrument was actually signed, nor the date the instrument was executed, nor the date the instrument was delivered, are considered to be the “Date of issue” or the “issuance date”.)

Source:

Mellor, D.W. (2005). Understanding Corporate Law. London: Routledge.