China, Xinjiang Province (Sinkiang), Republic, 'Year 1' 'Four Stripes on Flag Type' Sar or Tael, 1912, Urumchi/Tihwa [Dihua] Mint, four stripes of arabesques on flags variety, rev Denomination and date in Chinese characters, edge milled, 35.60g, 12h (KM Y42a; L&M 833; Hsien-Chang-225; Kann 1250), a notoriously soft-struck type, this previously cleaned to removed darkened patina extant on milled edges, otherwise residually lustrous, the obverse better than very fine the reverse softer, scarce.
Estimate: $400 - $600