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May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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(t) CHINA. Fantasy Silver Hsiao Yao-nan 50th Birthday Medallic Dollar, "CD (1924)". NGC MS-61.
cf. L&M-961 (for prototype medal); K-Unlisted; KMX-M725; cf. WS-0124 (same). Diameter: 38mm. Obverse: Bust facing slightly left, in military attire and wearing plumed shuko; Reverse: Longevity symbol. Edge: Plain. A VERY RARE silver issue that channels the original medallic issue for the 50th birthday of the military governor and important figure in the early Republic, Hsiao Yao-nan (Xiao Yaonan), this piece also evokes the "tall hat" types of Yuan Shih-kai from the preceding decade. Most attractively toned, with a gunmetal gray-cabernet nature throughout, and some areas of deeper cobalt near portions of the peripheries.
Estimate: $7000 - $10000
cf. L&M-961 (for prototype medal); K-Unlisted; KMX-M725; cf. WS-0124 (same). Diameter: 38mm. Obverse: Bust facing slightly left, in military attire and wearing plumed shuko; Reverse: Longevity symbol. Edge: Plain. A VERY RARE silver issue that channels the original medallic issue for the 50th birthday of the military governor and important figure in the early Republic, Hsiao Yao-nan (Xiao Yaonan), this piece also evokes the "tall hat" types of Yuan Shih-kai from the preceding decade. Most attractively toned, with a gunmetal gray-cabernet nature throughout, and some areas of deeper cobalt near portions of the peripheries.
Estimate: $7000 - $10000