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Auction: CSS28 - Banknotes, Bonds & Shares and Coins of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 63

Imperial Bank of China, 5 mace, Peking, 1898, serial number 28802, dark blue frame on red, brown and orange, bank coat of arms upper centre, ‘½’ at each corner, manuscript signature at right of bottom centre, reverse, similar colours, Chinese text,
(Pick A39a), PMG 55 About Uncirculated. The top left corner slightly rounded and may have been caused by fire. The other areas are otherwise near immaculate with the slightest hint of toning on the extreme edges. A popular type note and rare in this grade despite the described issues

Sold for
HK$38,000