1860 P4 Fr Lec-81a frappe fruste SP(PCGS#164708)

August 2016 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

60022

等级

MS63

价格

103,339

详细说明

Highly Desirable Gold Restrike 4 Franc CAMBODIA. Gold Restrike 4 Franc, 1860. NGC MS-63. Bruce-Pn10; Lec-81a; D-P87e. The only example graded at NGC, with a 2014 valuation of 18,000 Euros in Lecompte. Cambodia became a French protectorate in August of 1863 as a result of King Norodom petitioning the French Consul for assistance. Previously, the country had been a dependency of Vietnam dating back to the previous century, and after a number of border disagreements with both Siam and Vietnam, Cambodia became aligned with the French and was eventually attached to French Indochina in 1887. Though dated 1860, three years prior to the protectorate period, the coins from this series were first struck in 1875 within a Brussels workshop, with the press eventually being shipped to King Norodom who then had it installed in Phnom-Penh. This type was not struck for circulation, instead being reserved for use only at important state functions with the Sovereign personally handing the coins out. On the occasion of the passing of the Queen-Mother in 1897, King Norodom had the dies retrieved and in 1899 additional specimens were minted. Restruck in very limited quantities - possibly only 10. After many years of storage, the dies had become corroded and the resulting damage can be seen particularly in the fields, much as is the case with the piece offered here. Historically significant and certain to inspire considerable interest. Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000. NGC MS-63. Click here for certification details from NGC. 引人入勝4法郎後鑄金幣 1860年柬埔寨4法郎後鑄金幣。 NGC僅評鑒過此一枚，2014年在Lacompte，此枚曾價值18,000歐元。1863年8月，柬埔寨國王諾羅敦在請求法國援助後，法國成為柬埔寨保護國。在此前大約1個世紀，柬埔寨是越南的附屬國，但由於暹羅和越南數次邊界分歧，柬埔寨開始與法國結盟，並於1887年依附法属印度支那。此系列貨幣於1875年首次鑄打於布魯塞爾工廠，然後機器運送至諾羅敦國王處，並之後在金邊安裝。此幣並非為流通打造，意於重要國事舉行次時用以宣示國王至高無上的主權。1897年，諾羅敦國王又再次鑄打了10枚樣幣。由於多年貯藏，模具已被侵蝕，新鑄打的樣幣幣面有明顯損傷，正如此枚，是十分具有歷史價值的一枚。