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May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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(t) CHINA. China - Germany. Li Hung Chang's Visit to Hamburg Gilt Copper Medal, 1896. PCGS MS-62.
L&M-934 var. (silver). Diameter: 40mm. Obverse: Facing bust, wearing cap; Reverse: Legend and date in five lines. A RARE and enticing portrait type, this German-produced medal presents a facing view of the Qing imperial viceroy, with tremendous lustrous brilliance emanating from the fields and a delightful brassy-yellow hue. A few scattered marks near the edges are observed, but not at all obtrusive, with some striking weakness in the peripheral legends also noted. Overall, a great representation of the type.
Estimate: $5000 - $10000
L&M-934 var. (silver). Diameter: 40mm. Obverse: Facing bust, wearing cap; Reverse: Legend and date in five lines. A RARE and enticing portrait type, this German-produced medal presents a facing view of the Qing imperial viceroy, with tremendous lustrous brilliance emanating from the fields and a delightful brassy-yellow hue. A few scattered marks near the edges are observed, but not at all obtrusive, with some striking weakness in the peripheral legends also noted. Overall, a great representation of the type.
Estimate: $5000 - $10000