上海39mm黄铜旅游纪念章,上海造币厰精制:豫园、外滩、玉佛寺、龙华古寺,共4枚附原包装及证书,NGC MS 69,BWS收藏拍卖记录:2023年8月,玉佛寺,NGC MS67,无原包装,成交价7,182元人民币(1,000美元)。1979 Shanghai Tourist Commemorative MedalIn 1979, the Shanghai Tourist Commemorative Medal manufactured by the Shanghai Mint was issued, becoming the first set of brass coin shaped medals publicly issued by China, famous among Chinese brass medals. In two books introducing coin shaped medals in the 1980s, this set of medals was listed as the first set and was included in the catalog as a rarity. It has a high reputation among the collectors, as a rarity in the pursuit of collectors, hardly seen in auctionsFour medals in the set have four different themes, including the Bund, Longhua Temple, Yu Garden and Jade Buddha Temple, with eight different patterns.The government attached great importance to medals of this kind to earn foreign exchanges, which is shown on its exquisite design and craft. The medals were designed by three masters from the Shanghai Mint. Mr. Chen Jian, the father of Chinese panda gold coins, designed and engraved both sides of the Bund medal and the Buddha statue of Longhua Temple medal; Mr. Sun Qiling, a painter now living in Milan, Italy, designed and engraved both sides of Yu Garden medal; Mr. Tong Youming designed and engraved both sides of the Jade Buddha Temple and the temple side of the Longhua Temple medal.When it was release in the 1980s, this set of medals were only available at the Friendship Store which could only paid by foreign exchange coupons. The price of a complete set was only 7 USD. It was expensive for ordinary Chinese people at that time, so it was hardly spread in China. Those foreigners who purchased the medals might not be collectors, so they only collected them as souvenir. Therefore, these medals came to the market occasionally. Now the price has increased a thousand times.During his time in China, collector BWS also collected a set of Shanghai Tourist Commemorative Medals in original hand woven brocade package which also shows the importance that the country attaches to this type of medal. This set of medals now graded as NGC MS69 will be auctioned this time.All of these medals from the BWS Collection have original outer boxes amd have not gotten the NCS service, so there is a great opportunity for upgrade.