1973年中国喀喇昆仑工程代金券一组3枚，1角，5角及1元1角<AB>字轨，5角<AA>字轨，1元编号AA375630，分别评PCGS Gold Shield 63, 35 及63当中1元为现存极为稀有的纸钞之一。喀喇崑崙公路（中国称友谊公路）连接中国喀什市与1300公里外的巴基斯坦阿伯塔巴德。该工程始于1959年，并于1979年向公众开放。巴基斯坦部分路段是由中国工人完成，因此本拍品是由新疆自治区人民银行发行的代金卷。1979年高速公路竣工后，几乎所有代金券都被赎回，绝大部分被销毁。因此可见流通量和发行时间都非常有限，意味著这批代金券现在十分稀有。目前收藏市场上所见的一般以五角以下面值者居多。1元仅见两枚，而5元更加是孤品。千载难逢，非常值得珍视。 People s Republic of China: Karakoram Construction Project Token, a partial set of 3, 1 jiao, 5 jiao and 1 yuan, 1973, 1 jiao: blue and black on yellow, harvestor at centre, block serial number <AB>.5 jiao: orange and black on yellow, oil refinery at centre, black serial number <AA>,1 yuan: green and black on yellow, steamship at centre, serial number AA375630,(Pick not listed), graded PCGS Gold Shield 63, 35 and 63 respectively. The 1 yuan one of two notes known extant and exqusitely rare! The Karakoram Highway, also known as Friendship Highway in China connects Kashgar in China to Abbottabad in Pakistan 1300km away. Work started in 1959 and was opened to the public in 1979. Sections of the Pakistani section required Chinese workers to complete and therefore for the reasons stated in the above lot tokens were issued by the People s Bank of China in Xinjiang Province for workers to use during their work in Pakistan. When the highway was completed in 1979, virtually all notes were redeemed and very few survived. For this reason, and also the fact that the area and duration of circulation were extremely limited meant these tokens are now extremely rare such that the 1 yuan is one of two known extant and the 5 yuan a unique piece. Of high importance and rarity (3)
