Jean Elsen & ses Fils
Auction 150 18-19 Mar 2022
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CHINA, Republic (1912-1949), AR dollar, Hung-hsien year 1 (1916), Tien-tsin. Yuan Shih-kai as emperor. Flying dragon type, with reeded edge, no signature. Kann 663; L&M 942; Y. 332. A few minor marks. Excellent condition with lustrous fields and full original glance.
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From Numismatica Genevensis, auction 7, 28 november 2012, 1219.
This type was prepared to commemorate the re-establishment of the monarchy in 1915, with Yuan Shih-kai as the new emperor, with the title Hung-hsien. Due to a rebellion in Yunnan the enthronement was postponed on 23 February 1916, and, with the death of Yuan Shih-kai on 6 June 1916, that plan came to an end. These coins, though dated year 1 of Hung-hsien (1916), were not issued before 1917-1918.
about Uncirculated
about Uncirculated
From Numismatica Genevensis, auction 7, 28 november 2012, 1219.
This type was prepared to commemorate the re-establishment of the monarchy in 1915, with Yuan Shih-kai as the new emperor, with the title Hung-hsien. Due to a rebellion in Yunnan the enthronement was postponed on 23 February 1916, and, with the death of Yuan Shih-kai on 6 June 1916, that plan came to an end. These coins, though dated year 1 of Hung-hsien (1916), were not issued before 1917-1918.