Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
October 2022 Hong Kong Auction 3-8 Oct 2022
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(t) CHINA--EMPIRE. Ta-Ching Government Bank. 50 Dollars, 1909. P-A78As. Specimen. PMG Choice Uncirculated 58.
(S/M#T10-33). Printed by ABNC. One of just four examples of this elusive 50 Dollar Specimens available to collectors in a PMG holder. This type seldom appears at public auctions, with this being the first example we have offered in our lengthy history. At left of center is a vignette of Li Hongzhang, and buildings at right. The border design is comprised of a dark green ink, with a brown-yellow undertint. At center is a colorful guilloche in watermelon colors of red & green. The back design is in a dark brown color, with the central vignette in jet black ink. Ten "50" counters are found on the back design in varying locations.
From the Paradise Collection.
Estimate: $15000 - $25000
(S/M#T10-33). Printed by ABNC. One of just four examples of this elusive 50 Dollar Specimens available to collectors in a PMG holder. This type seldom appears at public auctions, with this being the first example we have offered in our lengthy history. At left of center is a vignette of Li Hongzhang, and buildings at right. The border design is comprised of a dark green ink, with a brown-yellow undertint. At center is a colorful guilloche in watermelon colors of red & green. The back design is in a dark brown color, with the central vignette in jet black ink. Ten "50" counters are found on the back design in varying locations.
From the Paradise Collection.
Estimate: $15000 - $25000