Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
September 2021 Hong Kong Auction 27 Sep - 1 Oct 2021
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CHINA. Yunnan. Tael, ND (1943-44). NGC AU Details--Stained.
L&M-436; cf. K-939 (small head); KM-A4; WS-0705; Lec-326. Variety with large stag's head. Struck for use in the French Indo-China opium trade. Despite exhibiting the noted staining, this example stands as a great chance for a difficult and VERY RARE variant, this large head type being virtually never offered in comparison with its small head brethren.
Estimate: $5000 - $7500
L&M-436; cf. K-939 (small head); KM-A4; WS-0705; Lec-326. Variety with large stag's head. Struck for use in the French Indo-China opium trade. Despite exhibiting the noted staining, this example stands as a great chance for a difficult and VERY RARE variant, this large head type being virtually never offered in comparison with its small head brethren.
Estimate: $5000 - $7500