China, People's Republic, proof silver official Mint medal, undated (1984), Great Wall of China, view of the Great Wall, rev. IF WE FAIL TO REACH/THE GREAT WALL/WE ARE NO HEROS, 60 mm.; wt. 103gms., certified and graded by NGC as Proof 68 Ultra Cameo, the finest grade to date
Among the most popular of the early China Mint medals, and almost impossible to find surviving in excellent condition, due to the nature of the early plastics and the environment. Only 68 pieces minted according to Shen Jiaju's Modern Chinese Commemorative Coins & Medals, volume 1 (1988).
NGC#4840683-001
(1984) 精製銀章。中國長城紀念。NGC Proof 68 Ultra Cameo
(6000-8000)