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Auction: 19025 - Ancient, Indian and Islamic, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 1105

China, Voyage of the Junk Keying to London, 1848, Medal, by T Halliday, in white metal, bust of Hesing three-quarters right, rev. ,this remarkable | vessel is a junk of the | largest class, and is the | first ship constructed by the | chinese which has reached europe, | or even rounded the cape | of good hope. || this junk was purchased | august 1846, at canton, by a few | enterprising englishmen. | she sailed from hong kong 6th | december 1846 rounded the | cape 31st march 1847 arrived | in england 27th march, | 1848, 45mm. (BHM 2317), surface marks in otherwise residually lustrous fields, good very fine, rare

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