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THE NICHOLAS RHODES COLLECTION - COINS OF TIBET476476 (x2)476 Tibet, Anonymous, 20-Tam Srang, 11.15g, 15-55, snow lion facing left, the words rabbyung 15 (“cycle 15”) above and lo 55 (“year 55”) below, rev. as previous coin, withoutdot in centre of central circle (YZM 9; KM. Y22), in PCGS holder, graded UNC cleaning,extremely rareHK$90,000-110,000(US$12,000-15,000)PROVENANCE:Ex. Carlo Valdettaro collectionOnly one other specimen of this date was ever offered at a public auction. This was lot200 of the Gabrisch collection (Baldwin’s Auctions Ltd, Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co.Ltd, Monetarium (S) Pte Ltd and Ronals G. Gillio Auction, Hong Kong, 1 September2005)477 478477 Tibet, Anonymous, forgery of a 20-Tam Srang, struck in silver, 7.34g, 15-54 (YZM - ;KM -), about extremely fine and scarceForgery made in China (Rhodes, Nicholas G. “A Tibetan Forgery, <strong>Spink</strong>, NumismaticCircular, Vol. 86, London 1978, pp. 364-365).The coin still has the ink marks applied by Nicholas Rhodes in order to point out the areaswhich identify it as forgery.478 Tibet, Anonymous, forgery of 20-Tam Srang, struck in copper, 6.10g, 15-54 (YZM - ;KM -), toned good extremely fine and scarceApparently struck from the same pair of dies as the previous coin.HK$6,000-7,500(US$800-1,000)HK$5,000-6,000(US$700-900)WWW.SPINK.COM
August 21, 2013 - HONG KONGCHINESE REPUBLIC FOR TIBET479480479 China for Tibet, Anonymous (c.1908), 1-Tael, 36.21g, undated, inscription (to be readfrom right to left) xi zang yuan Liang (Tibet, one Liang) (Kann 441), about extremely fineand rareHK$6,000-7,500(US$800-1,000)480 Sichuan Province, Anonymous, (1911), 5 cash, 4.79g, 1st year of the republic (KM. Y# 441), very fine and scarce HK$3,000-4,500(US$400-600)According to S. Semans this coin was “said to commemorate an expedition to Tibet ledby Hsiung K’e-wu” (Semans, Scot: The Daniel K. Ching Sale, Seattle, Washington, June2, 1991, lot 865)481 482481 Chinese Republic for Tibet (c.early 1950s), Yuan Shikai Dollar, 26.46g, dated 3rd yearof the Republic, rev. closed “triangle” in the upper part of the character for yuan (KM329 var), fine HK$1,500-1,800(US$200-250)According to N.Rhodes (Rhodes, Nicholas: “A Communist Chinese Restrike”. <strong>Spink</strong>’sNumismatic Circular, vol. 83, 1975, p. 239-240) this variety with a closed “triangle” inthe upper part of the character for yuan on reverse was struck in China for use in Tibet inthe early 1950s.This variety of the Yuan Shikai Dollar is said to have been struck in the Chengdu mintfrom silver which was obtained from objects made of precious metal that were collectedin Eastern Tibet and Western Sichuan (former Xikang province). It was used by theChinese to buy the goodwill of influential Tibetans and pay Tibetan workers involved inroad construction. During the Mönlam Festival (“Great Prayer Festival”) in 1952 theChinese distributed a considerable amount of these coins to the monks of importantmonasteries in and near Lhasa. Owing to their high silver content these coins becamequite popular in Tibet where they were called dayan. They were also used by Tibetantraders to pay for imports from India.For further discussions regarding this variety see the following webpage:http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=16199482 Chinese Republic for Tibet (c.early 1950s), Yuan Shikai Dollar, 26.32g, dated 3rd yearof the Republic, rev. closed “triangle” in the upper part of the character for yuan (KM329 var), very fine HK$1,500-1,800(US$200-250)113
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