Republic Sun Yat-sen "Upper Five-Pointed Stars/Dot Below Ear" Memento Dollar ND (1927) AU58 NGC, KM-Y318.1 (1912), L&M-48 (1928), WS-0158 (1927). Five-pointed upper stars variety with dot below ear. A very appreciable representative of the rarest variety in the Memento series. Confident in its near-Mint State evaluation, an interesting mottled patina of charcoal and sepia adorns the surfaces, adding visual intrigue to piece in hand. Despite debate and disagreement over the dating of the issue, most recent scholarship points to 1927 as the date of production, coinciding with the 16th anniversary of the People's Republic, and also marking the first usage of the "Memento" legend on the coins prior to the adoption of the 6-pointed stars design later the same year. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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