拍品描述： CHINA: Republic, AR medal, ND (1936), KM-XM535, L&M-965A, WS-0112B, 33mm silver medal for Chang Hsueh-liang; bust facing slightly left in military attire // zhang xué liáng zèng (Presented by Zhang Xueliang) legend within wreath, mount removed as is often the case with these medals, an attractive example of this rare and popular medal, PCGS graded AU details, R. This medal was presented by Chang Hsueh-liang (Zhang Xueliang) to graduates of his officer training school in Xian in June 1936. Chang was the warlord of Manchuria and a prominent military leader in Chiang Kai-sheks Nationalist government. He is regarded by many as one of the great heroes of China in 20th century history for his role in the famous Xian Incident. Having failed to persuade Chiang to make peace with Chinese Communists in the face of Japanese aggression, Chang planned and executed the daring kidnapping of Chiang during his visit to Xian in the early hours of December 12, 1936. The ensuing negotiations resulted in a temporary truce between the Nationalists and the Communists, which marked a turning point in the history of the Chinese Communist Party. For his trouble, Chang was arrested and kept under house arrest for the next 52 years by Chiang and his son, first on the mainland and then in Taiwan. It was not until 1990 that he finally regained his freedom and later emigrated to Honolulu, where he died in 2001 at the age of 100.