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September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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CHINA. China - Great Britain. Voyage of the Junk "Keying" White Metal Medal, 1848. PCGS SPECIMEN-63.
BHM-2318. By T. Halliday. Diameter: 45mm. Obverse: View of the junk Keying under sail right; Reverse: Legend in 15 lines providing information about the junk and its journey. Exceptionally vibrant and shimmering, this resounding specimen presents a great mirrored nature to the fields--an aspect that is SCARCELY encountered for the type. Struck to commemorate the first Chinese junk--the Keying--to sail from Hong Kong to Great Britain. The voyage lasted 477 days.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500
BHM-2318. By T. Halliday. Diameter: 45mm. Obverse: View of the junk Keying under sail right; Reverse: Legend in 15 lines providing information about the junk and its journey. Exceptionally vibrant and shimmering, this resounding specimen presents a great mirrored nature to the fields--an aspect that is SCARCELY encountered for the type. Struck to commemorate the first Chinese junk--the Keying--to sail from Hong Kong to Great Britain. The voyage lasted 477 days.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500