1 Yuan Pattern; proposed "Junk dollar"; Austrian 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# 86967
References	KM# Pn101 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Kann# 617 Eduard Kann; 2006. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins. Ishi Press International, New York City, New York, United States (3 volumes). , L&M# 97 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: Richard Placht

Reverse

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

Script: Chinese

Lettering: 元壹

Translation: 1 Yuan

Engraver: Richard Placht

Edge

Reeded.

Mint

Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-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)									$ 9000	$ 14 000		年八十

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Stacks Bowers April 2016 Hong Kong Auction Lot 80082	5 Apr 2016	UNC (PCGS SP63)	USD 14 340.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Stacks Bowers Sale 178 - August 2013 Hong Kong Auction Session H Lot 51149	19 Aug 2013	UNC (NGC MS62)	USD 11 950.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2016 December 8 - 9 HKINF World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - Hong Kong 3050 Lot 37177	8 Dec 2016	AU (PCGS SP55)	USD 8365.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2016 June 22 - 24 World Coins Signature Auction - Hong Kong 3047 Lot 29121	22 Jun 2016	AU (NGC AU55)	USD 7170.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2015 December 11 - 12 World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction 3043 Lot 29190	11 Dec 2015	AU (NGC AU55)	USD 8365.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Stacks Bowers August 2015 Hong Kong Auction Lot 52122	24 Aug 2015	AU (PCGS SP55)	USD 9560.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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