COINS. 錢幣, CHINA - EMPIRE, GENERAL ISSUES, 中國 - 帝國中央發行, General Issues: Silver Pattern Tael, ND (c.1858), Obv "關平銀壹兩" (Silver One Tael Kwan Ping) within circle, surrounded by "中外通寶" (Chinese Foreign Circulating Coin), Rev the Ying-Yang symbol at centre encompassed by the eight trigrams, two dragons chasing each other in the outer circle, reeded edge (Kann 925; L&M 595). In GBCA holder graded MS67, attractive dark and iridescent tone, very rare.
Struck by the Royal Mint, London as part of the unsuccessful British effort to solicit coining business from the Chinese Imperial Court
Estimate: US$70,000-90,000