(t) CHINA--EMPIRE. Ta-Ching Government Bank. 100 Dollars, 1909. P-A78Bs. Specimen. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.
(S/M#T10-34). Printed by ABNC. This examples one of just four specimens encapsulated by PMG for this highly sought after type. None have been graded finer than the CU 64 level. This CU 63 example is sure to turn a few heads since it crosses the auction block, as Track & Price reports it has been nearly three years since this type was last available publicly from a major Auction House. This will be the first time we have offered this treasure to our bidders. PMG Pop 1/2 Finer.Li Hongzhang is depicted at left as a portrait vignette. Hongzhang was a politician, diplomat and military general during the Qing dynasty. Hongzhang is remembered today for his diplomatic skills, along with military and industrial modernizations; although his military career remains polarizing among scholars and historians. Next to Li's portrait is a vignette of the Temple of Heaven, with a colorful green & orange guilloche at center. Looking at the back of the note, a gazebo vignette is at center, with the border design/undertint in a burnt orange color. Solid zero serial numbers are found on both sides of the note. Incredibly scarce, and sure to fill a void missing in even the most advanced collection of Chinese paper.
From the Paradise Collection.
Estimate: $20000.00- $30000.00

宣統元年大清銀行兌換劵壹佰圓。樣張。
ABNC 印刷。PMG 僅評鑒過四張，深受追捧的版別。CU 64 為最高分。此張獲評 CU 63 必定能吸引藏家關注，Track & Price 報告中近三年未見此版亮相於大型拍賣中。我們首次經手的此樣張。PMG 無同分，兩張更高分。李鴻章肖像在左。李鴻章為清朝政治家、外交家及軍事家。時至今日，李鴻章靈活的外交手腕及其對軍事與工業現代化的貢獻仍被後人讚頌。至於其戎馬生涯，在學者和歷史學家中則毀譽參半。李鴻章肖像右側為天壇圖景。中央為橙、綠網紋。背面中央為杭州西湖禦碑亭圖，邊框設計及底色為棕橙色。兩面均印有全零序號。極珍罕，最資深的中國紙鈔集藏亦未必得見。