World Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 133    24–28 Jul 2023   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 2757    SESSION 12 (9.30AM THURSDAY 27TH JULY)    World Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au

JAPAN, Empire. Meiji Copper 50 Sen Pattern Trial strike(?), dated year 4 = 1871, (11.18 g), 31.5mm, obv. dragon right, head reverted, within beaded border; Japanese legend around, rev. stylised rising sun, with rays emitted from lined circular centre, within beaded border; wreath of flowering plants below, chrysanthemum between two paulownia flowers above, reeded edge, (cf. KM Y4 [same dies]). Very fine and very rare.

Usually struck in silver, this copper example is likely to have been a pattern trial strike. A similar example from the same dies was in Roma eSale 67 6 February 2020 (lot 1418).

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