拍品描述： 山东省造民国15年拾圆 NGC MS 65

CHINA. Shangtung. 10 Dollars Pattern Struck in Gold, Year 15 (1926). Tientsin Mint. NGC MS-65.Fr-7; L&M-1066; K-1536; KM-Pn7; Hsu-31; Wenchao-pg. 85#47 (rarity four stars).

This EXTREMELY RARE issue was produced in 1926 by the order of Warlord Zhang Zhongchang, commander-in-chief of the joint army of Zhilu and Shangdung Province. Zhang Zhongchang was one of the more colorful warlords of his time. He had such nicknames as "72 Cannon Chang" and the "Dogmeat General", the latter acquired for his love for the game Pai Gow.

He is said to have kept some 35 concubines of various nationalities, each with whom he had assigned a number since he could not remember all of their names.<br /><br />This fascinating issue was struck at the Tientsin Mint in small quantities, strictly on a pattern basis and never released for circulation. The most likely reason this type was never issued for circulation was a lack of physical metal. For instance there was not enough metal to issue stars for the officers promoted within his army. To compensate for the lack of metal, he ordered the stars fashioned from foil paper of cigarette packages. Highest Certified by NGC or PCGS.NGC MS-65.