CHINA. Mao Zedong/Yangzi River Swim Attempt Gold Medal, 1971. Valcambi Mint. NGC PROOF-65 Ultra Cameo.

AGW: 0.4503 oz. Diameter: 40.0 mm; Weight: 14.17 gms. Commemorating Mao's attempt at swimming the Yangzi River on 16 July 1966. Obverse: Head left; Reverse: Decorated edifice above horizontal view of the Yangzi River; below, open book reading WUHAN and the date of the swim attempt. Edge : Reeded. A VERY RARE and interesting medallic issue, especially in gold, this cameoed proof celebrates the fifth anniversary of Chairman Mao's attempt at swimming the difficult river. 1966 marked the 11th annual crossing the Yangzi in Wuhan, and Mao took the opportunity to join 5,000 other swimmers in the event. It stood as a puzzling and rather dangerous act by the then-72 year old revolutionary, though he saw it as an attempt to make a bold statement to the nation following earlier setbacks in the decade.

Estimate: $900.00 - $1300.00

1971年毛澤東/揚子江游泳金章。

AGW: 0.4503 盎司。直徑40 毫米。重 14.17克。紀念 1966 年7 月 16 日毛澤東橫渡長江。正面頭像朝左，反面長江水平視圖，豪華建築，下方書本打開，上書武漢及渡江日期。齒邊。 非常罕見 ，饒有趣味的紀念章，金版特別。精製雕刻，紀念毛澤東橫渡長江 50 週年。1966 年為武漢第 11 屆橫渡長江比賽，毛澤東與其餘 5,000 名泳手一同參加比賽。毛澤東當時已是 72 歲高齡，仍作如此危險的嘗試令人費解，應是為希望振奮在過去十年遭遇挫折的國民。