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Auction: 25007 - … British and World Coins and Medals featuring The Oriole Collection of Gold and Silver English Coins
Lot: 509

(x) Tibet, Szechuan Lion and Double-Flag Copper Medal, 1912, lion looking upwards, with solid tail, flags in saltire, rosette either side, rev lion on earth, clouds below, edge plain, 5.19g, 12h (Y-441; CL-SCJ.04b), excess metal to edges and soft of strike to obverse, otherwise with lustre, very fine and a very scarce silver type

Provenance

The Thousand Peaks Collection


Varieties exist according to the lion head and tail inclination. Despite the lack of denomination, the diameter and weight are the same as the contemporary 20c silver coins. Hence, this medal was circulating as 20c in Szechuan and Tibet border. According to Ma Dingxiang in 1945, "this silver medal was commissioned by the Governor of Szechuan Yin Changheng during his expedition in Tibet. Both copper and silver version were produced in which silver was for 1/2 rupee and 0.01 rupee for copper. Showing year 1st of ROC on front, crossed flag at centre and lion on reverse. No denomination was showed. Most of them were circulating at the border of Szechuan. Some believed that it was minted by Xiong Kewu but actually it was not".

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,500

Starting price
£1000