Lot 5710

Description

China, Republic, presentation sycees of one quarter tael, a) shoe shape with one stamp 'Ji' (exchange bank), given by bank for weddings, birthdays, new year etc., (8.4 g), height 24mm, width 17mm, thickness 5mm; b) diamond shape with character 'fu' (blessing), mostly for a new year gift, (10.4 g), height 19mm, width 22mm, thickness 5mm; c) oval shape with three stamps centre 'cai' (wealth), other two reading (exchange bank or the sign of the [bank]), generally given as a gift by the bank (10.0 g), height 16.5mm, width 24.4mm, thickness 4mm; d) a third tael, square shape with two stamps larger stamp 'he shun', lesser stamp 'ji' meaning in all (the Heshun exchange bank), a gift from the bank for weddings etc., (12.4 g), height 16.5mm, width 21mm, thickness 5mm. Very fine or better, last two illustrated. (4)

Ex Stephen Cole, Hobart, July 1996-8 for all coins.