(t) CHINA--EMPIRE. Ta-Ching Government Bank. 10 Dollars, 1909. P-A78s. Specimen. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.
(S/M#T10-32). Printed by ABNC. Red specimen overprint, serial numbers and punch cancellations. Portrait vignette of Li Hongzhang at left and pagoda at right. Blue border design with dark purple undertint, and multicolored guilloche at center. On the reverse, central design of a fortress with the bank name above and counters at left & right sides. Just six examples of this specimen variety have been graded by PMG, with auction appearances being very rare. This note proudly sits atop PMG's population report, making it the finest known by the grading company. PMG Pop 1/None Finer.
From the Paradise Collection.
Estimate: $10000 - $20000