清江苏江滩关十两银锭 上美品
CHINA. Jiangsu Piaoding. Provincial Certified Ingots. 10 Tael Customs Ingot, ND.361.78 gms. cf.BMC-Class XL. "Jiang Tan Guan" (The Bund Customs). RARE. An interesting piece which is not fully understood. A predominant theory is that after the customs office in Shanghai was moved closer to the British settlement there, the ingots were stamped with the informal western name of the area, "The Bund", to distinguish them from earlier customs ingots. Small area of test scratches left of the nipple.VERY FINE.
