(t) CHINA--EMPIRE. Ta-Ching Government Bank. 10 Dollars, 1909. P-A78s. Specimen. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.
(S/M#T10-32). Printed by ABNC. Red specimen overprint, serial numbers and punch cancellations. Portrait vignette of Li Hongzhang at left and pagoda at right. Blue border design with dark purple undertint, and multicolored guilloche at center. On the reverse, central design of a fortress with the bank name above and counters at left & right sides. Just six examples of this specimen variety have been graded by PMG, with auction appearances being very rare. This note proudly sits atop PMG's population report, making it the finest known by the grading company. PMG Pop 1/None Finer.
From the Paradise Collection.
Estimate: $10000.00- $20000.00

宣統元年大清銀行兌換劵拾圓。樣張。
ABNC 印刷。加蓋紅色樣票及序號，打孔註銷。李鴻章像在左，右側為四角碑亭圖。藍色邊框設計，暗紫色底印，中央有多彩網紋。反面為正陽門甕城圖，銀行名稱在上方，面值印於左右。PMG 僅評六張，鮮少露面於拍賣場上。本拍品為 PMG 評鑒的冠軍分，是該評級公司認證中品相最佳的 一張。PMG 無同分，沒有更高分。