THE 2020 WINTER SALE - SALE 334 & S335 Day 4

1878 Sinkiang 5F with character "Chu" （楚）, Graded NGC F12. Minted after reconqueing Sinkiang as the salary for soldiers. Ex Wa She WONG (SBP Hong Kong Dec 3, 2010 Auction). Extremely rare, the only one graded.
Graded NGC F12. Minted after reconqueing Sinkiang as the salary for soldiers. Ex Wa She WONG (SBP Hong Kong Dec 3, 2010 Auction). Extremely rare, the only one graded. 1878年新疆“楚”字天罡五分銀幣，評NGC F12。光緒四年(1878年)幫辦新疆軍務廣東提督張曜在收復阿古柏占的庫車後鑄造。張曜軍中有湖北楚營，這種楚字天罡就是為發楚營軍餉而鑄。極罕见。此為唯一入盒的“楚”字天罡，是"百年銀圓"一書(孫浩編著，上海科學技術出版社2012年8月出版)第87頁原物。黃華樞舊藏(SBP Dec. 3, 2010香港拍賣)。流傳有序，著录详实的大珍品。