1842 Medal Anglo-Chinese Treaty Bronzed AE SP(PCGS#616294)
1842 Medal Anglo-Chinese Treaty Bronzed AE SP (PCGS#616294)
September 2021 Hong Kong Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 21606
- 等级
- SP66
- 价格
- 263,023
- 详细说明
- GREAT BRITAIN. China - Great Britain. First Opium War/Victoria Bronze Medal Trial, 1842. London Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-66. BHM-Unlisted; Eimer-Unlisted; cf. Barac-72 (in silver and with clasp) & cf. Barac-97 (same; for Second Opium War); cf. Gordon-50 (in silver and with clasp) & cf. Gordon-59 (same; for Second Opium War). By W. Wyon. Diameter: 36mm. Obverse: Diademed head of Victoria left; Reverse: ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM (seeking peace through might), oval shield in front of pile of military implements and musical instruments; palm tree in background; CHINA on tablet in exergue. Edge: Plain. Quite lustrous and enchanting, with a rich chocolate brown color throughout and some alluring violet radiance emanating from the fields on the reverse. Though having the appearance of a commemorative medal, this piece in fact appears to be an EXTREMELY RAREtrial of the award medal thus created for both Opium Wars. The initial design proposed by Wyon featured the British lion subduing the Chinese dragon, though this seems to have generated some backlash, with the present design supplanting it. While the subsequent award medals (issued in silver and with their corresponding clasps, ribbons, and bars naming the action seen by the recipient) do appear from time to time, bronze versions with no pretensions of being awards are much more difficult to encounter. Rather accordingly, compare to a similar bronze version of the aforementioned original "lion and dragon" design, which sold for a total of just over $50,000 [!] in July 2020. Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000. 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. 1842年中國-英國第一次鴉片戰爭/維多利亞試鑄銅章。倫敦鑄幣廠。 出自 W. Wyon 之手。直徑 36 毫米。正面頭頂皇冠的維多利亞左側肖像。反面"ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM" (武力贏得和平)，橢圓盾牌置於熱兵器及樂器之前，棕櫚樹在後。底線下有"CHINA"銘牌。光邊。亮麗迷人，濃郁的巧克力棕色包漿覆蓋，些許紫光在底板綻放。 儘管看似一枚紀念章，其實是極為罕見的獎章試鑄版，為鴉片戰爭而準備。Wyon的初版設計是英國雄獅腳踏躺倒地上的中國龍，但因遭受抨擊而換成本拍品的設計。獎章（銀版及相應的扣及綬帶，橫槓上刻有受勳者參與的行動）不時浮現市面，銅版因不作頒發之用而較少見。早前所述的"獅與龍"銅質試鑄版在 2020 年 7 月以逾 50,000 美元拍出。