COINS. 钱币, CHINA - EMPIRE, GENERAL ISSUES, 中国 - 帝国中央发行, General Issues: Silver Pattern Tael, ND (c.1858), Obv “关平银一两” (Silver One Tael Kwan Ping) within circle, surrounded by “中外通宝” (Chinese Foreign Circulating Coin), Rev the Ying-Yang symbol at centre encompassed by the eight trigrams, two dragons chasing each other in the outer circle, reeded edge (Kann 925; L&M 595). In GBCA holder graded MS67, attractive dark and iridescent tone, very rare.Estimate: US$70, 000-90, 000
Struck by the Royal Mint, London as part of the unsuccessful British effort to solicit coining business from the Chinese Imperial Court
