Sinkiang AH 1329 5 mace Y-31
This specimen was lot 53349 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Sinkiang. 5 Mace (Miscals), AH 1329 (1911). Kashgar Mint. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. This nicely preserved survivor is far superior to those normally encountered from this very crude series displaying a relatively strong central strike with plenty of remaining luster with minor earthen deposits amongst the devices adding to its originality and desirability." The province of Sinkiang is majority Muslim, being inhabited by Turks and Uighurs. Many of the provincial issues of the late empire and early republic were dated using the AH calendar. This type was struck AH 1329-1331.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.2 g, silver.
Catalog reference: L&M-764; K-1153; KM-Y31; WS-1243.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Kann, Eduard. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins, Vol. 1 of 3. Bronx, NY: Ishi Press International, 2006.
- Lin Gwo Ming, Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition, Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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- AH 1328 (1910) 5 mace, dot on character side
- AH 1329 (1911) 5 mace, small stars
- AH 1329 (1911) 5 mace, small stars
- AH 1329 1 sar Y-29
- (1912) 5 mace
- Year 1 (1912) sar (tael), two stripes of arabesques
- Year 1 (1912) sar (tael), four stripes of arabesques
- Coins and currency dated 1911