China: Kweichow. Republic "Auto" Dollar Year 17 (1928) XF40 NGC,...

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Iconic Kweichow Rarity

Kweichow. Republic "Auto" Dollar Year 17 (1928) XF40 NGC, KM-Y428, L&M-609, Kann-757, WS-1109. Two blades of grass, ventilator lines terminating in dots variety. Another wonderful representative of this iconic type in the Chinese series which has jettisoned in popularity in the last two decades. Struck to commemorate the completion of Kweichow's first provincial highway and depicting Governor Zhou Xicheng's personal automobile, this design completely departs from numismatic tradition as an explicit visualization of the technological advancement of China, as promoted and outlined by Sun Yat-sen years prior. The representative at hand exhibits a standard state of preservation for the type, but is bestowed with great originality via an autumnal patina of gold, amber, and mottled espresso. Honest wear across the highpoints confirms the designation, yet this piece stands problem-free and attractive, a statement piece for a growing cabinet of Asian rarities.

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 39mm
Weight: 25.8g
Mintage: 648,000

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標誌性十足的貴州珍品

民國十七年（1928）貴州省政府造壹圓銀幣「汽車幣」。XF40 NGC。
二葉草版。這枚別具一格的銀幣令人愛不釋手，人氣之高企在過往二十年獨領風騷。此幣是為紀念貴州首條高速公路落成而發行，並刻有省長周西成座駕的圖案。設計主題與傳統的錢幣大相徑庭，以反映中國科技之進步，與孫中山多年前的大力主張遙遙呼應。此幣的保存狀態雖中規中矩，但呈現了難得一見的原初外觀，並包覆著秋紅、金黃、琥珀等多彩並融的斑駁包漿。圖文突出處帶有若干磨損，與評分相稱，但總體而言不見重大瑕疵，魅力十足，足以令閣下的亞洲珍罕錢幣集藏再上一層樓。

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