Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-9 May 2022
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CHINA. World War I Service Silver Medal, Instituted Year 7 (1918). VERY FINE.
Barac-121. Diameter: 39mm; Weight: 25.98 gms. Obverse: Flag of the Republic of China [Five-colored flag -- so called for the "five races" as seen at the republic's inception: Han (red), Manchu (yellow), Mongol (blue), "Hui" (white), and Tibetan (black)], with the republic's naval flag and land flag crossed in saltire to either side; Reverse: Seal scrip legend announcing the creation of the decoration. Edge: Plain. Scrolled clasp and ring attached at the top. Ribbon: Five colored (black, white, blue, yellow, and red vertical bands). A VERY RARE and seldom encountered military decoration presented by President Xu Shichang following the end of World War I to members of the allied delegations based in Beijing. Some discoloration and slight chipping to the enameling is present, but all details still remain quite attractive. Compare to a similar medal in our Fall 2021 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 21639) that realized a total of $12,000.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000
Barac-121. Diameter: 39mm; Weight: 25.98 gms. Obverse: Flag of the Republic of China [Five-colored flag -- so called for the "five races" as seen at the republic's inception: Han (red), Manchu (yellow), Mongol (blue), "Hui" (white), and Tibetan (black)], with the republic's naval flag and land flag crossed in saltire to either side; Reverse: Seal scrip legend announcing the creation of the decoration. Edge: Plain. Scrolled clasp and ring attached at the top. Ribbon: Five colored (black, white, blue, yellow, and red vertical bands). A VERY RARE and seldom encountered military decoration presented by President Xu Shichang following the end of World War I to members of the allied delegations based in Beijing. Some discoloration and slight chipping to the enameling is present, but all details still remain quite attractive. Compare to a similar medal in our Fall 2021 Hong Kong auction (Lot # 21639) that realized a total of $12,000.
Estimate: $1000 - $2000