拍品描述： 大清钦差大臣赏给功牌。直径42.9毫米，李鸿章出访西方纪念。双面图案相同，上书"大清钦差大臣"六字，正中心为太阳图案，两侧各有一龙相向盘旋，下部书"赏给功牌"四字，外围一圈花边环绕。六点钟方向的龙尾和花边之间，可见以西里尔文小字鎸刻的"AAG"字样。这个字眼和其他细节表明，此牌属于在李鸿章团队出使西方途中较早製造的那批功牌之一。英国伯明翰的喜敦铸币厰也曾铸造同款功牌，我们可以推测，刻有西里尔文的功牌製于俄国，而没有刻的则製于伯明翰喜敦铸币厰。铸打深峻，均匀浅灰色包浆，十二点鈡方向有人为加上的挂环，工艺精湛。

CHINA. Silver Merit Medal of Qing Dynasty, ND (1896). NGC Unc Details--Loop Added。L&M-989; Li-P.33. 42.9 mm. Imperial envoy. Also known as the "Legation" medal. Commemorating Li Hung Changs world tour. Both sides identical: Two facing dragons, a sun design between with six characters above and four below, the whole encircled by an ornamental border. A tiny incuse "AAG" (in Cyrillic characters) appears at 6 oclock on the ring between the dragons and the ornamented border. This and other subtle differences in the design suggest that this piece was from an earlier striking as the Envoy traveled westward. It is known that the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, England also produced these medals. It seems reasonable that the pieces with the initials are of Russian manufacture, and those without are from the Birmingham mint. Well struck with flashy fields and even light gray toning, with loop professionally attached at 12 oclock。