(1896) Medal LM-934A Silvered Cu Li Hung Chang MS(PCGS#523868)

October 2022 Hong Kong World Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

51251

等级

MS61

价格

144,071

详细说明

Expressive and Historically Important Li Hung Chang Medal (t) CHINA. China - Germany. Li Hung Chang's Visit to Hamburg Silvered Copper Medal, ND (1896). PCGS MS-61. L&M-934A. Diameter: 40mm. Obverse: Facing bust, wearing cap; Reverse: Legend and date in five lines. A RAREand enticing medallic issue honoring the visit of the Qing Dynasty imperial viceroy to Hamburg in 1896. Washed in silver, this example demonstrates fine production quality, with a handsome portrait of Li Hung Chang, and limited evidence of marking or handling, with perhaps just a touch of friction noted. The underlying copper does show through at several places, being the only fault of note on the piece. Altogether an incredibly handsome and charming medal that does not appear particularly often on the market, a wonderful piece for those collectors of Chinese numismatic history. Li Hung Chang was an diplomat and politician who rose to prominence during the waning years of the Ching Dynasty. He strove to undertake reforms in China, and was a zealous defender of Chinese interest in an era of tremendous power disparity between China and the Western Powers and Japan. In 1896 he undertook a goodwill tour of Europe, the United States, and Canada. During this visit he attended the coronation of Nicholas II in Russia, spent time in Hamburg, witnessed a Royal Naval review in England, and gave a famous interview with the New York Times. He died in 1901 after nearly 50 years of service to the Qing Dynasty, and only a decade before the end of the Empire of China. Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. 令人嘆爲觀止的李鴻章出使紀念章 1896年李鴻章像訪問漢堡中堂駕遊漢伯克鐫刻敬獻紀念章。 直徑40毫米。正面為正面肖像，戴帽。反面有五行銘文及日期。罕見的紀念章，紀念清朝欽差頭等出使大臣於 1896 年到訪漢堡。鍍銀，巧奪天工，李鴻章的肖像栩栩如生，留痕或經手痕跡極少，幾乎無可挑剔。若干部分可見内裏銅質，為此章唯一遺憾之處。市場上難得一見，中國錢幣史上精彩絕倫的一枚。 李鴻章是外交及政治家，亦是清朝末年的重臣。其努力在中國推動改革，西方列强及日本對中國虎視眈眈之時仍力保本國利益。1896 年獲任命出訪歐洲、美國及加拿大。環游期間曾出席俄羅斯尼古拉斯二世加冕典禮，亦目睹英國皇家海軍閲兵，更曾接受紐約時報采訪，留下著名的報道。在服務清廷今 50 年後，李鴻章於 1901 年離世，僅僅十年後大清帝國覆滅。