拍品描述： 大清钦差大臣赏给功牌。

CHINA. Silver Medal of Merit for the Qing Dynasty, ND (1896). PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details Gold Shield.

大清钦差大臣赏给功牌。大清特使。亦被称为"钦差"牌。李鸿章出访西方纪念。双面图案相同。正中为太阳图案，两侧各有一龙相向盘旋。上书"大清钦差大臣"六字，下书"赏给功牌"，外圈花边环绕。6 点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。此字样和其他设计细节表明，此牌属李鸿章团队出使西方途中较早制造的那批功牌之一。英国伯明翰的喜敦铸币厰也曾铸造同款功牌。可推断刻有西里尔文的功牌制于俄国，无西里尔文的则由伯明翰喜敦铸币厰铸造。铸打深峻，镜面底版，均匀的浅灰色包浆，12 点方向有人为加上的挂环。

CHINA. Silver Medal of Merit for the Qing Dynasty, ND (1896). PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details Gold Shield.L&M-989; Li-P.33. 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 "AAГ" (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 soldered at 12 oclock.