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September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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CHINA. China - Great Britain. Visit of Sir Chihchen Lo Feng Lu to the Birmingham Mint White Metal Medal, 1900. PCGS Genuine--Surfaces Smoothed, AU Details.
L&M-936; BHM-3666; Eimer-1838. Diameter: 38mm. Obverse: Capped bust facing slightly left; Reverse: Legend and date in ten lines. Edge: Plain. A fairly SCARCE and interesting medal, this British-produced piece celebrates the Chinese ambassador during his trip to Great Britain, where he visited--among others--the mint at Birmingham. Very little in the way of any rub is noted upon the high points, though some light smoothing and minor spots of roughness--rather typical for this temperamental metal--are observed in the fields. Quite brilliant overall and still highly pleasing.
Estimate: $700 - $1000
L&M-936; BHM-3666; Eimer-1838. Diameter: 38mm. Obverse: Capped bust facing slightly left; Reverse: Legend and date in ten lines. Edge: Plain. A fairly SCARCE and interesting medal, this British-produced piece celebrates the Chinese ambassador during his trip to Great Britain, where he visited--among others--the mint at Birmingham. Very little in the way of any rub is noted upon the high points, though some light smoothing and minor spots of roughness--rather typical for this temperamental metal--are observed in the fields. Quite brilliant overall and still highly pleasing.
Estimate: $700 - $1000