(t) CHINA--EMPIRE. Ta-Ching Government Bank. 5 Dollars, 1909. P-A77s. Specimen. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ.
(S/M#T10-31). Printed by ABNC. Specimen overprint, serial numbers and punch cancels. Portrait vignette of Li Hung Chang at left along with a gazebo at right with large central multicolored guilloche between. Ornate blue under-printed design covers the face with location protectors at far left and right. Brown inks make up the lathe frame. Original paper throughout with vivid ink and a lovely Gem appeal. PMG has graded just over a dozen notes for this pick variety, with this being the finest encapsulated by PMG. PMG Pop 1/None Finer.
Estimate: $10000.00- $15000.00