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Auction 41  16-19 Sep 2021
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Lot 1252

Starting price: 350 USD
Price realized: 1800 USD
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CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC): 5 fen, ND (1980), Zeno-77765 (this example), Qinhu Leprosy Hospital opaque light blue / turquoise plastic token, circular with a central hole; tài xiàn qín hú yi yuàn (Qinhu Hospital, Taixian County) above and below bìng yuán dài yòng juan (For Patient Use), lower case Latin letters 'tqy' above on reverse in a small diamond which probably stand for 'Taixian Qinhu Yiyuan' (Qinhu Hospital of Taixian [County]), EF, RRR, ex Shawn Hamilton Collection. Part of a five token series listed in the book, "The Numismatic Aspects of Leprosy", by Roger R. McFadden, John Grost, and Dennis F. Marr as No. 150-154, on pages 19 and 20. This is an exceedingly rare token; the only one we have handled of this rare leprosarium token from Qinhu, Jiangsu Province, China.

Estimate: 400-600 USD
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