China, Xinjiang Province (Sinkiang), Republic, 'Year 1' 'Two Stripes on Flag Type' Sar or Tael, 1912, Urumchi/Tihwa [Dihua] Mint, two stripes of arabesques on flags variety, rev Denomination and date in Chinese characters, edge milled, 35.03g, 12h (KM Y42; L&M 834; Hsien-Chang-226; Kann 1251), a notoriously soft-struck type, this being the rarer variety than last lightly cleaned with usual peripheral striking softness to reverse, otherwise residually lustrous, almost very fine, rare.
Estimate: $400 - $600