(1912) Medal X#520 LM-938 頭 等 Var Cu, BN MS(PCGS#675353)

September 2021 Hong Kong Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

21622

等级

AU Details

价格

293,967

详细说明

CHINA. Chang Hsun First Class Gilt Medal, Year 1 (1912). PCGS Genuine--Corrosion Removed, AU Details. cf. L&M-938; cf. KMX-520. Plain Edge. Obverse: 3/4 facing bust of General Chang Hsun in military uniform; "Giorgi" signature at lower right; Reverse: Crossed flags with Chinese characters above and below. A RAREfirst-class medal of this Luigi Giorgi designed type that was presumably struck in silver and gilt at a later time. While the aforementioned corrosion removal is not immediately evident in the holder, several thin scratches in the left obverse field are worthy of note. This medal exists in first, second and third classes, varying in the legend at the bottom of the reverse. Some silver examples had the reverse legend effaced for unknown reasons (see KMX-528). Our last offering of the first class medal was in silver (SBP HK, April 2018, lot 50442). Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000. Provenance: From the Stephen K. Scher Collection. Ex: Irving Goodman Collection (Superior 6/1991) Lot # 1492. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. 民國元年直隸都督張勲頭等紀念牌。 光邊。正面戎裝張勳七分臉，"Giorgio"簽名位於右下。反面旗幟交叉，上下均有漢字。罕見的頭等牌，由雕刻師 Luigi Giorgi 設計，以銀及鎏金所鑄。隔著評級盒無法一眼看到所述腐蝕移除。正面左側有若干細小劃痕，特此説明。此章分為頭等、二等及三等，因此下方銘文會有不同。部分銀章反面銘文被抹除，原因不明。我們上一次經手的頭等牌為銀製（SBP 2018 香港春拍，編號 50442）。