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March 2019 Hong Kong Auction 25-27 Mar 2019
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CHINA. Kweichow. Auto Dollar, Year 17 (1928). PCGS Genuine--Spot Removed, EF Details Gold Shield.
L&M-609; K-757; Y-428; Hsu-289; WS-1109. Two blades of grass variety. This fascinating issue was minted to commemorate the completion of the Kweichow (Guizhou) Provincial Highway and reportedly features Governor Zhou Xicheng's personal automobile.
L&M-609; K-757; Y-428; Hsu-289; WS-1109. Two blades of grass variety. This fascinating issue was minted to commemorate the completion of the Kweichow (Guizhou) Provincial Highway and reportedly features Governor Zhou Xicheng's personal automobile.
Originally acquired by Albert Giraud, a French railways engineer, during his service on portions of the Yunnan railway that connected Kunming (Yunnan-fu) and Haiphong, Vietnam. Kept in his family for the decades that followed, with this offering being this coin's first appearance in public auction.
Estimate: $3000.00- $4000.00