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Auction: CSS62A - The Numismatic Collectors' Series sale
Lot: 22

Ta Ching Government Bank, a complete set of die proofs for the salient features on each side for all five denominations, plus the die proof for Li Hong Zhang's portrait which appears on all notes. The features are as follows:

$1 obv: hillside village with a steam locomotive below, rev: tree lined waterway

$5 obv: Chinese style gazebo, rev: hillside pagoda, village below

$10 obv: Chinese style teahouse, rev: Beijing City Walls

$50 obv: Fortresses behing trees, rev: Buddhist buildings amongst trees

$100 obv: Temple of Heaven, rev: Chinese teahouse with gazebos,

Portrait of Li Hong Zhang (1823-1901), one of the most prominent officials in the late Qing era,
official die proofs from the ABNC archives and only one set discovered to date. A complete and unique set (11 individual items)


李鴻章像大清銀行兌換券試印樣票全套11枚，包括1, 5, 10, 50及100元正反面的重要設計圖案10枚及李鴻章肖像1枚，美鈔版，李鴻章（1823-1901）乃清末最著名的官員之一，迄今僅得一套存世，彌足珍貴

Estimate
HK$78,000 to HK$100,000

Starting price
HK$78000