拍品描述： 民国十八年孙中山像背三帆一圆银样币。义大利版。 珍稀度（☆☆）义大利设计，罗马铸币厂製。通体展现诱人银光，细节丝缕分明，霜白图文，光泽版底，定获藏家青眼。

1929年，中国财政部决定以孙中山肖像设计新国币。计有世界著名的义大利、日本、英国、美国及奥地利五厂送样比稿，此为义大利所送的两种设计之一，另一款则加入了罗马造币厂厂记（R）及雕刻师之签名（A. MOTTI. INC.），即Attilio Motti，罗马铸币厂的首席雕刻师。虽然Motti的原版设计未获採纳，但本款的正面肖像后来由费城造币厂总雕刻师辛诺克（John Sinnock）重製，使用在了1932年发行的孙像帆船三鸟银币上。关于五厂比稿中值得留意的一点是，不同版别中惟有肖像可凸显设计师们的个人风格，但其他细节如细齿位几乎每个版别都相同，应是遵循了特别准则。本拍品是独特历史年代罗马铸币厂风格工艺的绝佳体现。

CHINA. Silver Dollar Pattern, Year 18 (1929). PCGS SPECIMEN-62+ Gold Shield. L&M-92; K-614; KM-Pn97; WS-0136b; Wenchao-pg. 564#907 (rarity two stars). Italian design from the mint in Rome. An attractive blast white example with intricate details, frosty devices and flashy fields certain to attract much attention.In 1929, the Chinese Ministry of Finance ordered a new design for the then proposed Dr. Sun Yat-sen Dollar.

Patterns were submitted from five of the world s leading mints: Italy, Japan, England, United States and Austria. This represents the second of the two Italian proposals, with this type being identical to the first save for the omission of the Rome mintmark (R) and engraver s name (A. MOTTI. INC.). Attilio Motti was Chief-engraver of the Rome mint. Although Motti s initial design was rejected, the obverse design was later modified by John Sinnock, the chief engraver of Philadelphia Mint. This portrait served as the basic model for what was later used to produce the first Dr. Sun Yat-sen circulation struck Junk Dollars in 1932. It is interesting to note that some aspects of the various patterns left room for interpretation on the part of the designer, most notably the portrait, while other elements such as the denticles must have been a specific design requirement as they are nearly identical on all patterns regardless of origin. This particular piece displays all of the quality attributes a collector would associate with the Rome mint at the time.

From the Mas Fera Collection.
With old collector s envelope.