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August 2019 Hong Kong Auction 19-21 Aug 2019
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CHINA. Wu Pei Fu Merit Medal, ND (ca. 1915). EXTREMELY FINE.
38 mm across flat sides. Barac-115. Enameled bronze. Octagonal medal with multicolor enamels. Central metal medallion with portrait of army commander Wu Pei-Fu within encircling inscription; Reverse: Multicolor flags within blue border. Two small surface chips to the bordering blue enamel. Original multi-color watered silk ribbon and brass pinback hanger, as well as the elusive original hinged wood and cloth fitted case. A lovely example of a medal that seldom appears on the market sure to see spirited bidding.
38 mm across flat sides. Barac-115. Enameled bronze. Octagonal medal with multicolor enamels. Central metal medallion with portrait of army commander Wu Pei-Fu within encircling inscription; Reverse: Multicolor flags within blue border. Two small surface chips to the bordering blue enamel. Original multi-color watered silk ribbon and brass pinback hanger, as well as the elusive original hinged wood and cloth fitted case. A lovely example of a medal that seldom appears on the market sure to see spirited bidding.
Presented to General Wu Pei Fu, the Army Commander for Hunan and Hupeh (Laing Hu) province. He would later become Deputy Commander of the Third Division of the Army of Chihli, Shandong and Honan.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00