云南元宝贸易银伍拾两。重： 1770.8 克。"民国元宝" (民国时所铸) 戳记两次铸打近腰的位置，铸打稍有不均，铭文难辨。 "十足纹银" (成色) 铸打两次左侧，一次右侧。 "吉祥马记" (吉祥马银号) 铸打时与右侧的"十足纹银"有重叠。另外有数个几何形小戳于锭面，一大五小。成色及银号戳记深峻，字口峭立。民国早年的铸打，鲜少出现在拍场的五十两，存世稀罕，令人爱不释手的一枚，值得跻身高端银锭集藏。 On September 1, 2019, the United States enacted new tariffs on collectors items of Chinese origin, including bullion and numismatic coins and banknotes. This lot was manufactured in China and was sourced from outside the United States for this auction after the tariffs were enacted. Accordingly, any client who wishes to take delivery of this item within the United States will be subject to a 7.5% import tariff plus a processing fee of 0.3464% (minimum $26.79 / maximum $519.76). Please note, this is not, and is not intended to be, a complete description of the applicable import tariffs and buyer remains fully liable for and agrees to promptly pay all tariffs and fees relating to the import of these items into the United States and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor will have any responsibility to pay any applicable tariffs or fees. Please consult your tax adviser with any questions.Furthermore, any lots subject to an import tariff will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart. CHINA. Republic of China. Yunnan Yuanbao. Provincial Large Ingots. Silver 50 Tael Local Tax Ingot, ND (ca. 1912-49). Graded "XF" by Zhong Qian Ping Ji Grading Company.cf. BMC-Class IX. Weight: 1770.8 gms. "Min Guo Yuan Bao" (Made in the Republic) stamped twice near the waist. "Shi Zu Wen Yin" (guarantee or fineness) stamped three times, one stamped across another left side and one to the right. "Ji Xiang Ma Ji" (Jixiangma bank) stamped across one of the fineness stamps on the right side. Six additional geometrical shaped stamps on the face, one "large" and five "small". The fineness and bank stamps are deeply impressed giving good definition of the characters making identification easy. The Republican stamps are slightly uneven with portions of the characters not struck up. A very interesting and attractive issue presumably made during the early years of the Republic encountered far less often then earlier 50 Taels and should be considered VERY RARE, sure to catch the attention of even the most advanced collector of Chinese ingots.
