CHINA--EMPIRE. Lot of (12). 1904 and 1907 5% Chinese Imperial Government

CHINA--EMPIRE. Lot of (12). 1904 and 1907 5% Chinese Imperial Government Shanghai-Nanking Railway Gold Loan. Bond for 100 Pounds and Net Profit Sub-Certificates. K-115, K116 and K118. Mixed Grades. 100 Pound bonds: 1904 (5), 1907 (2). Also, Net Profit Sub-Certificates Series A, B, C, D and E dated 1904. According to Kuhlmann, 21,600 and 7200 bonds remain outstanding, respectively, for those dates. These are guaranteed gold bonds used to raise money to build the railway line between Shanghai and Nanking. Estimate: $160 - $240. Provenance: From the Yang Ai Hao Collection. 1904及1907年大清政府5%滬寧鐵路金面公債100鎊及純利副憑證。12張。 100英鎊債券：1904年（5張）、1907年（2張）。另附1904年純利副憑證A、B、C、D及E系列。據庫爾曼記載，該兩年份存世量分別為21,600張及7,200張。此為保證金券，發行用於籌集修建上海至南京鐵路之資金。

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