Auction Name: 2025 December 6 - 9 HKINF World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction - Hong Kong

Lot Number: 35072

Shortcut to Lot: HA.com/3127*35072

Republic Yuan Shih-kai silver Pattern "L. Giorgi" 5 Cents Year 3 (1914) MS64 NGC, Tientsin Mint, KM-Pn16, L&M-71, Kann-815C. A fantastic near-Gem Pattern issue, featured with the prolific "G.L" of Italian engraver Luigi Giorgi. Giorgi, who served as the chief mint engraver at the Tientsin Mint from 1910 to 1920, and worked in China during a pivotal transitional period as the nation shifted from an empire to a republic. He was one of the best known engravers in Italy and became famed in China for his interesting designs, such as the last of the Manchu dragons and his renowned silver dollar. These signed types are very desirable but even more so when found in such superior levels of preservation. At present, this piece is surpassed by only one other on the NGC census.

Ex. Wa She Wong Collection
From the Peh Family Collection, Part III

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