拍品描述： 民国十五年山东省贰拾圆金样币。天津铸币厂制。(t) CHINA. Shantung. Gold 20 Dollars Pattern, Year 15 (1926). Tientsin Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65+.罕见纸质，难有敌手。光芒四射，图文锐打，币面无可挑剔，可见大量模具抛光痕迹。PCGS评级中仅一枚更高分，可见此拍品属千载难逢。我们曾在2023年4月香港拍卖中以504,000美元拍出一枚NGC MS-66★，拍品编号为40110。本拍品同为高分品相，顶级状态，流光溢彩，令人惊歎。此枚与尺寸较小的拾圆属同一系列，由别名狗肉将军的张宗昌发行。张宗昌热爱打牌九，而打牌九被俗称为吃狗肉，因此暱称为狗肉将军。除此以外，张宗昌还有三不知的绰号：不知钱有多少、不知有多少兵、不知有多少姨太太（因不知她们的姓名，张宗昌用号码来称呼各姨太）。与其风流韵事相关的别名还有72炮张、三条腿将军 、老八十六（指86枚墨西哥银元叠起的高度）。(t)This lot was manufactured in China (including Hong Kong), Russia or Republic of Belarus and was sourced from outside the United States for this auction after tariffs were enacted by the United States. Accordingly, any client who wishes to take delivery of this item within the United States will be subject to a 27.5% import tariff for China manufactured items, and a 35% import tariff for Russia or Belarus manufactured items. In addition a processing fee of 0.3464% (minimum $31.67 / maximum $634.62) will apply. Please note, this is not, and is not intended to be, a complete description of the applicable import tariffs and buyer remains fully liable for and agrees to promptly pay all tariffs and fees relating to the import of these items into the United States and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor will have any responsibility to pay any applicable tariffs or fees. Please consult your tax adviser with any questions. </em>Furthermore, any lots subject to an import tariff will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart. </em>L&M-1065; Fr-6; K-1535; KM-Pn9; WS-1102; Wenchao-46 (rarity: ★★★★). An <strong>EXCEPTIONAL RARITY</strong> that has few comparisons, this elusive and transfixing provincial issue abounds with radiant luster and sharply struck devices, while some extensive die polishing reveals the pristine nature of the surfaces. With just one graded finer in the PCGS census, it becomes rather clear how difficult it would be to improve upon this specimen. For comparison, we sold an MS-66★,<em> though assessed by NGC</em>, for a total of $504,000 in our April 2023 Hong Kong Auction (Lot # 40110). As such, similar lofty expectations for this dazzling Gem are easily within range of this truly breathtaking and remarkable specimen.<p><em>This type--along with its smaller 10 Dollars sibling--was issued at the behest of a rather colorful character, the so-called Dogmeat General of Shantung, Chang Tsung-chang (Zhang Zongchang). Chang garnered this unusual nickname on account of his love for Pai gow, a game which, in the northeast, was known eating dog meat. Additionally, he was known as the Three Dont Knows on account of never knowing how much money he had, how many soldiers he had, or even how many women were in his harem (the last of which he labeled merely with numbers in lieu of ever learning or remembering their names). Related to the topic of his harem, further nicknames, such as 72-Canon Chang, The General with Three Long Legs, and Old Eighty-Six (alluding to the height of a stack of 86 Mexican Dollars [8 Reales]), may have been in response to other below-the-belt characteristics.</em>Ex: Anderson Collection.