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October 2020 Hong Kong Auction 5-7 Oct 2020
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CHINA. Kiau Chau. 5 Cents, 1909. PCGS MS-66 Gold Shield.
KM-1; K-873; Hsu-39. A shimmering and glistening near Gem, featuring great brilliance.
KM-1; K-873; Hsu-39. A shimmering and glistening near Gem, featuring great brilliance.
According to Kann, the Kiau Chau 5 and 10 Cents entered circulation in October of 1909. The German involvement in World War I found the port of Kiau Chau under British and Japanese siege on August 27th, 1914, and ended on November 7th and Kiau Chau remained under Japanese control until returned to China in 1922.
Estimate: $800.00- $1200.00