1 Yuan Pattern; proposed "Junk dollar"; Italian strike

Features

Issuer	Republic of China
Period	Republic (1912-1949)
Type	Patterns
Year	18 (1929)
Calendar	Chinese republican
Value	1 Yuan = 1 Dollar
Currency	Yuan (1912-1948)
Composition	Silver
Diameter	39 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 70430
References	KM# Pn97 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Kann# 614 Eduard Kann; 2006. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins. Ishi Press International, New York City, New York, United States (3 volumes). , L&M# 92 Lin Gwo Ming, Ma Tak Wo (ed.); 2008. 中國金銀幣目錄: 清朝民國篇 = Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins (7^th Edition). Tak Wo Numismatic, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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Obverse

Bust of Sun Yat-sen facing left with Chinese ideograms above.

Script: Chinese

Lettering: 年八十國民華中

Translation: Year 18 of the Republic of China

Engraver: Attilio Silvio Motti

Reverse

Three-masted ship (a junk) sailing left with one Chinese ideogram on either side.

Script: Chinese

Lettering: 元壹

Translation: 1 Yuan

Engraver: Attilio Silvio Motti

Edge

Reeded.

Mint

Rome, Italy (476-date)

Comments

In 1929, the Chinese Ministry of Finance ordered designs for the then proposed Sun Yat-sen "Junk dollar". Patterns were submitted from the world's five leading mints, located in Austria, England, Italy, Japan, and the United States. Upon completion, the various mints shipped the dies (as well as samples of the new patterns) to China, where all were restruck by the Hangchow mint, which accounts for their availability today.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
18 (1929)										$ 120 000		年八十

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Stacks Bowers April 2023 Hong Kong Auction Lot 40219	17 Apr 2023	UNC (PCGS SP61)	USD 108 000.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Stacks Bowers May 2022 Hong Kong Auction Lot 51207	3 May 2022	UNC (PCGS SP64)	USD 288 000.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Stacks Bowers April 2016 Hong Kong Auction Lot 80078	5 Apr 2016	UNC (PCGS SP63)	USD 29 875.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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