291
Board of Revenue, 1853-57 “Tael” Issue.
(
Year 5), 1855, 3 Taels,
P-A10c (S/M#H176-21), Issued, The usual Spindle holes on top mar-
gin, S/N 8712, Choice VF to XF condition, rare note in
any condition. .............................................................
HK $8000-16000
292
Board of Revenue, 1853-57 “Tael” Issue.
(
Year 7), 1857, 5 Taels,
P-A11e (S/M#H176-41), Issued, The usual Spindle holes on top mar-
gin, S/N 42678, Choice VF and very attractive. ............
HK $12000-24000
291
292
293
Imperial Bank of China, 1898 “Peking” Branch Issue.
5
Mace,
P-A39a (S/M#C293-1b), Issued banknote, Dark blue, brown and red
on orange underprint, Dragons supporting shield at top center, S/N
19821,
PMG graded Fine 12 NET with notation of fold split repairs
and pin holes which are difficult to view. Rare note in any condition
and this example appears with bright colors and large margins. BFL,
printer.
Only
four
examples
graded
in
the
PMG
census. ........................................................................
HK $14000-20000
Checks, Drafts &
Exchanges
CHINA
294
Shanghai, China 18xx Specimen Bill of Exchange.
Specimen
from Ashby & Co., London for the company Shaw Brothers & Co.,
Black printed on white paper with ornate title on left, First of
Exchange, Pin-punch SPECIMEN on left counterfoil and hand writ-
ten in ink “Cancelled” on face of exchange. VF to XF condition.
Shanghai is spelled “SHANGHAE” with and “E” rather than an “I”.
Scarce Chinese Exchange Specimen............................
HK $1000-2000
CHINA - EMPIRE
295
Ming Dynasty Circulating Note.
1368-99. 1
Kuan, P-AA10, Issued
banknote. 10 Strings of Cash Coins at top center on front and back
center at bottom. 2 large red seals on face and one on back. Printed
on dark gray mulberry paper. Good to VG condition with edge
faults, thins and some of the printing scuffed off, but still intact, rare
and historic banknote. This note came from a group of these notes
that were discovered during the “Boxer Rebellion”. The notes were
printed by the “Hung-wu Emperor” to create a national currency.
The legends on the notes cites the authority of Hung-wu, the pun-
ishment for counterfeiting and reward for informants. The term
Kuan (Quan, Kwan) relates to the Quan system of money (silver
bars). This is the earliest form of printed currency
available......................................................................
HK $4000-8000
293
294
295
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