拍品描述： 光绪丙午年造大清金币一两大云 NGC MS 63，新加坡知名藏家林青禾旧藏(Ultima Collection)。

A Choice Plain Edge 1906 Gold Kuping Tael Empire gold Pattern Kuping Tael (Liang) CD 1906 MS63 NGC,Tientsin mint, Kann-1540, L&M-1023, KM-Pn301, plain edge. Obv.Four Chinese characters within a beaded ring standing for, "TaChing Gold Coin," in the outer circle above are six Chinesecharacters translating as, "Made (during) the Kuang Hsu(regime) in the year of Bing Wu (1906)," in the outer circle beloware four Chinese characters translating as, "Kuping (weight)1 Tael." Rev. Large dragon entirely surrounded by clouds. A choiceexample, with attractive greenish-gold patina, fully lustrous,minimally marked surfaces, and well defined features. The overallappearance is exceptional for the grade.The Kuping Taels of 1906 and 1907 were struck strictly as patterns,never meant for general circulation. It is possible that this typewas planned to be issued as a silver coin, but this plan was neverrealized. The few remaining patterns are among the great raritiesof Chinese numismatics.From the Ultima Collection