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October 2020 Hong Kong Auction 5-7 Oct 2020
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(t) CHINA. Taiwan. Military Ration Dollar, ND (1836). NGC EF Details--Chopmarked.
L&M-310; K-7; cf. WS-0994. Obverse: Two Chinese characters at top, signature below flanked by 4-petal rosettes on either side, also by two small official chopmarks "chang" and "xie"; Reverse: Four Chinese characters, the bottom two flanked by 4-petal rosettes; other chopmarks in the field. An EXTREMELY RARE and unusual issue, this piece features a solid strike and little wear, its only distractions being the typically encountered chops.
L&M-310; K-7; cf. WS-0994. Obverse: Two Chinese characters at top, signature below flanked by 4-petal rosettes on either side, also by two small official chopmarks "chang" and "xie"; Reverse: Four Chinese characters, the bottom two flanked by 4-petal rosettes; other chopmarks in the field. An EXTREMELY RARE and unusual issue, this piece features a solid strike and little wear, its only distractions being the typically encountered chops.
For the majority of the nineteenth century, Taiwan remained under the control of the Qing court as part of Fukien province. During this time Taiwan saw great civil unrest, with regular occurring rebellions and riots. This period evoked the common saying "every three years an uprising; every five years a rebellion". These military ration dollars were struck during one such rebellion in the sixteenth year of Tao Kuang (1836). Five years after it began the rebellion was quelled in the 21st year of Tao Kuang (1840) at a total cost of nearly 100,000 Taels.
Estimate: $28000.00- $36000.00