Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
March 2019 Hong Kong Auction 25-27 Mar 2019
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CHINA. Yunnan. 1/2 Tael, ND (1943-44). PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield.
L&M-434; K-941; KM-A1.2; Lec-322; WS-0703. Thick characters on reverse. According to Lecompte and Bruce this variety was struck on a slightly smaller diameter and slightly underweight planchet. Struck for use in the French Indo-China opium trade and often included in Chinese collections as it circulated in Yunnan.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00
L&M-434; K-941; KM-A1.2; Lec-322; WS-0703. Thick characters on reverse. According to Lecompte and Bruce this variety was struck on a slightly smaller diameter and slightly underweight planchet. Struck for use in the French Indo-China opium trade and often included in Chinese collections as it circulated in Yunnan.
Estimate: $400.00- $600.00