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April 2021 Hong Kong Auction 5-8 Apr 2021
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(t) CHINA. Silver Medal of Merit for the Qing Dynasty, ND (1896). PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed, Unc Details Gold Shield.
42mm. LM-989. Imperial envoy. Also known as the "Legation" medal. Commemorating Li Hung Chang's world tour. Two facing dragons, a sun design between with six characters above and four below, the whole encircled by an ornamental border. It is known that the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, England also produced these medals. It seems reasonable that the pieces with the initials are of Russian manufacture, and those without are from the Birmingham mint. Quit pleasingly toned, though with some minor cleaning and the noted edge marks from typical mount removal.
Estimate: $6000.00- $9000.00
42mm. LM-989. Imperial envoy. Also known as the "Legation" medal. Commemorating Li Hung Chang's world tour. Two facing dragons, a sun design between with six characters above and four below, the whole encircled by an ornamental border. It is known that the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, England also produced these medals. It seems reasonable that the pieces with the initials are of Russian manufacture, and those without are from the Birmingham mint. Quit pleasingly toned, though with some minor cleaning and the noted edge marks from typical mount removal.
Estimate: $6000.00- $9000.00