1943年中法日撤离北京法国使馆雕刻金章。
CHINA. China - France - Japan. "Closing of the French Legation at Beijing" Engraved Gold Medal, 1943. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
1943年中法日撤离北京法国使馆雕刻金章。34 mm; 21.82 克。所有元素均为雕刻。正面四行铭文 "QUARTIER DIPLOMATIQUE / PEKIN / 1900-1943 / GONE WITH THE WIND"，花饰跨越上及中下两行，半圆蝙蝠边框于顶部。反面为天坛正面图。边缘有 18K 标记及垂直测记。底版因经清洗而显得亮丽。极罕有，甚至可能是独一无二</strong>的金章。再现二战地缘政治氛围下的北京。1900 年义和团运动中，北京东郊民巷大使馆区的建筑多被严重破坏甚至摧毁。法国使馆原建立于 1861 年 (职能与大使馆接近，但职位较低)。此章应是描绘 1900 年义和团运动后重建的建筑。大使馆区于随后数年都颇为繁忙，数国使馆都在重建。日本军国主义崛起，1931 年入侵中国关东。其侵略在东亚圈造成的动荡与德国希特勒在欧洲引起的风暴相差无几。二战日渐激烈，东郊民巷的居民亦在战争阴霾之下，最终被撤侨。这或是此章的铸造原因。铭文 "gone with the wind" (随风飘逝) 似是向玛格丽特・米契尔致敬。其著作《飘》在1939年改编成电影后，成为文化潮流。铭文同时亦在感叹，战争期间东郊民巷西方居民的和谐共处不复存在。
CHINA. China - France - Japan. "Closing of the French Legation at Beijing" Engraved Gold Medal, 1943. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.Diameter: 34mm; Weight: 21.82 gms. All elements engraved. Obverse: "QUARTIER DIPLOMATIQUE / PEKIN / 1900-1943 / GONE WITH THE WIND" in four lines; ornate cross above and below middle two lines; semi-circular border of stylized bats above; Reverse: Frontal view of the Temple of Heaven. Edge: 18K hallmark, along with a vertical test mark. Quite brilliant from the fields being cleaned, a rather INCREDIBLY RARE and quite possibly UNIQUE relic from the WWII geo-political climate in Beijing.Following the upheaval emanating from the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, most of the buildings located in the legation quarter of Beijing (then styled in the west as "Peking") were severely damaged or outright destroyed. The French had originally established their legation (a representative office of similar nature to an embassy, though lower in status) in 1861, with this medal likely pointing to a re-establishment in the post-rebellion period in 1900. This legation quarter was rather bustling in the years that followed, with numerous foreign outposts in operation. Japan began their imperialist move into China with an advancement upon Manchuria in 1931, with increased aggression in that sphere paralleling the increased turmoil posed by Hitlers Germany in Europe. As World War II continued to rage, the inhabitants within the legation quarter were placed under greater threat, ultimately causing their evacuation--likely the cause for the issuance of this medal. The addition of the phrase gone with the wind appears to be a nod to Margaret Mitchells book--still a cultural phenomenon following the release of the cinematic interpretation in 1939--and a lamentation over an end to the period of harmony that largely existed for westerners in the interwar years at the quarter.
