CHINA. Yunnan. Gold Leaf Money (6 pieces) , ND (Early to late-20th Century). Grade Range: FINE to VERY FINE.
Weight: 19.38 gms. An interesting gathering of modern gold leaf sheets, each piece exhibits both Chinese and English legends with identical numbers at the base, some more clearer than others. The large sheets depict a dragon or other auspicious creature with inscriptions below. The English inscription in three lines is as follows "Yunnan Fou Law Fong Tsian Gold Shop"; Chinese inscriptions within elongated ovaloid beaded border " Jia __ Shi Zu Jin __", plus other characters in the open areas most of which are difficult to decipher. Each piece is crinkled, some with torn edges, flattened areas or folded metal. Close personal inspection is advised and will reward the diligent bidder. 1-5) Each piece is approximately 108.26 x 77.89 mm. Average weight of each is 3.53 gms (weight range of 3.40 gms to 3.75 gms). 6) 73.38 x 58.56 mm. Weight: 1.71 gms. Nearly completely flat with little in the way of inscriptions or legends.
Estimate: $1000.00- $1500.00

雲南金葉子一疊六葉。
重19.38克。一組有趣的現代金葉子，均有中英文銘文，底部有可辨識數字，清晰程度不一。最大的一張繪有龍，或其他象征吉祥的動物，下方有銘文。英文分三行，為"Yunnan Fou Law Fong Tsian Gold Shop"字樣。中文浮於長橢圓形串珠邊框內，大部分文字模糊難辨。所有金箔均起皺，部分出現邊緣磨損，壓平或金屬折疊。建議仔細檢閱。1-5）每枚尺寸約為108.26×77.89毫米。平均重量為3.5克（由3.40克至3.7克不等）；6）尺寸為73.38×58.56毫米，重1.71克。幾乎全平，僅文字處有輕微皺褶。 On September 1, 2019, the United States enacted new tariffs on collector's items manufactured in China. Accordingly, all buyers in forthcoming Stack's Bowers and Ponterio Hong Kong Auctions who wish to have any Chinese manufactured item delivered within the United States will be subject to these tariffs. Furthermore, as a result of the new tariffs, all orders will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart.