(1936) P1C CL-KT.28 CCC-18, BN SP(PCGS#397320)

April 2018 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

40216

等级

SP64+BN

价格

302,651

详细说明

"Five Goats" Pattern of the Celestial King of the South CHINA. Kwangtung. "Five Goats" Pattern Cent, Year 25 (1936). PCGS SP-64+ BN Secure Holder. CL-KT.28; CCC-18; KM-Pn28; Duan-0146. Single finest graded at either NGC or PCGS. VERY RAREand popular issue. Issued by Governor Chen Jitang. The obverse depicts five goats grazing in a mountainous pass, two line inscription above, decorative border around central hole, all within a slanted quasi-Greek border. The reverse is more simplistic, displaying a stalk of rice left, legend right, with Wuyang diagram (representing the Kwangtung regime) surrounding the central hole, all within floral vine border. Prepared and struck in Kwangtung (Guangdong), these pattern-only issues are also referred to as "Wuyang" cents, from the ancient legend of the Wuyang fairy. They never made it into full production as Governor Chen was forced to resign and fled to Hong Kong in July 1936 after his biggest supporter Hu Manmin passed away a couple of months earlier. Chen became governor in 1931 and was fondly called the Celestial King of the South. Despite being forced out of his position, he was very well liked and made enormous contributions to the development of his province. He was instrumental in modernizing the cities and also oversaw the establishment of modern public school systems, including prestigious colleges and universities such as Sun Yat-Sen University. The people of his province referred to this period as the Golden Age of Kwangtung. Well struck as would be expected with smooth glossy surfaces displaying a attractive rich warm brown patina throughout with just a hint of original mint red at 6 o'clock. A treat for the specialist of Chinese patterns, copper issues or republican issues. Estimate: $20,000 - $25,000. Provenance: From the Q. David Bowers Collection. Ex: R. B. White PCGS #397320. PCGS SP-64+ BN Secure Holder. Click here for certification details from PCGS. "南天王"陳濟棠鑄廣東五羊樣幣 民國廿五年廣東省造壹仙樣幣。 NGC及PCGS評鑑中最高分。極罕及受歡迎的版別。陳濟棠陸軍一級上將掌政時發行。正面圖案為五羊凝視山巒，兩行銘文於上，中心孔外環繞飾邊。反面設計較為簡單，左有禾稻，銘文於右，配以五羊圖（代表廣東省政權）圍繞中央方孔，外環卷草紋。該幣在廣東設計及鑄造，被廣稱為"五羊錢"。此版別從未正式發行，因陳濟棠當時其最大的支持者去世，他失去勢力被迫請辭，於1936年7月逃逸至香港。陳濟棠於1931年成為廣東省省長，有"南天王"之稱，雖然最後被迫下野，但廣受愛戴，亦為廣東省發展作出重大貢獻。他尤其著重廣東的城市化發展，並著力推進公共教育制度現代化，政績之一便是為國立中山大學在石牌建設新校。廣東人民稱他在政期間為廣東省的黃金時代。本拍品鑄造精細，表面光滑，帶有溫暖的棕色包漿，正下方隱見原廠紅銅色。對中國樣幣、銅幣及機製幣藏家而言，是不可多得的一枚。