拍品描述： 民国十一年湖南省宪成立纪念一圆银币。通体枪灰色，透现一丝琥珀色泽。轻微清洗及经手痕迹，但瑕不掩瑜。军阀混战年代，人民希望统一，亦有意在其省份拥有自治权。湖南省省长赵恆锡为免该省陷入内战，致力制定省宪，终于在1922年1月1日完成。该宪法由13章节组成，条款共计141项，阐明中央政府及地方政府的差异。势力较弱的军阀对此宪法极爲拥护，因其有如一张护身符，用以防止其他省份的军队未经批准进入本省。湖南离綫引起南方数省效仿，成功起草并制定省宪。

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. Hunan. Dollar, Year 11 (1922). PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details Gold Shield.L&M-867; K-763; KM-Y-404; WS-0930. Gunmetal gray surfaces are offset by some hints of amber on this lightly cleaned and lightly handled specimen that commemorates the promulgation of the constitution.In a time of presidents and warlords the people wanted to unite, but also to have autonomy in their own provinces. Zhao Hengxi, the governor of Hunan wanted to protect the province from civil war so he worked diligently to establish the Provincial Constitution and was finally successful on January 1, 1922. The constitution, which contains 141 articles grouped under 13 chapters, states the difference between the central and local governments. Some of the weaker warlords were for these constitutions as it was used somewhat like a talisman in that no other provinces armies could enter the province without permission. Several southern provinces followed suit and successfully drafted and instituted their own constitutions.