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May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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CHINA. China - Great Britain. Voyage of the Junk "Keying" White Metal Medal, 1848. PCGS SPECIMEN-64.
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. Incredibly attractive and alluring, this vibrant near-Gem is free from the scuffs and marks that often plague medals of this metal and surface quality. Quite SCARCE as such, and one which should generate great enthusiasm.
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. Incredibly attractive and alluring, this vibrant near-Gem is free from the scuffs and marks that often plague medals of this metal and surface quality. Quite SCARCE as such, and one which should generate great enthusiasm.
Struck to commemorate the first Chinese junk--the Keying--to sail from Hong Kong to Great Britain. The voyage lasted 477 days.
Estimate: $2000 - $4000