CHINA. Chang Hsi-Iuan/First Class Copper Medal, Year 1 (1912). Tientsin

Wondrous First Class Chang Hsi-Iuan Award Medal in Copper CHINA. Chang Hsi-Iuan/First Class Copper Medal, Year 1 (1912). Tientsin Mint. PCGS AU-53. L&M-938 (silver); K-pl. 191; cf. KMX-M520 (same); cf. WS-0128A (same). Signed "L. GIORGI". Diameter: 40mm. Obverse: Military bust facing slightly left; Reverse: Crossed and garlanded banners within wreath. Presenting astounding RARITY not only due to its type, but also its advanced, problem-free state of preservation, this example displays only a slight degree of wear and handling, with the surfaces remaining a fairly even pale brown in hue and with glints of brilliance evident among the protected areas. We note that the last such specimen in copper that we have offered was a rather problematic PCGS EF Details (with a good deal of rim damage), which realized a total of $15,600 in our May 2022 Hong Kong Auction (Lot # 54476). Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000. Provenance: From the MC Collection (陳氏家族集藏). To view all items from the MC Collection (陳氏家族集藏), click here. 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. Click here to see Coins in Motion. 品相極佳張錫鑾頭等紀念銅樣章 民國元年直隸都督張錫鑾頭等紀念"簽字版"銅樣章。 "L. GIORGI"簽名版。直徑40毫米。正面：軍裝半身像微向左；反面：嘉禾內交叉旗幟綁有彩帶。此枚因其版別及無瑕的保存狀態而倍顯珍罕，僅見極輕微的磨損與經手痕跡，幣面呈相當均勻的淺棕色，凹陷處猶見光澤閃現。值得一提的是，我司上次上拍的銅質同版品為PCGS EF細節（幣緣損傷較多），於2022年5月香港拍賣（拍品編號54476）以15,600美元成交。

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