Potentially Unique Brass Pattern 50 Cents With Correct "FENG - TIEN" Spelling
(t) CHINA. Fengtien. Brass 3 Mace 6 Candareens (50 Cents) Pattern, ND (1897). Esslingen (Otto Beh) Mint. Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). NGC EF Details--Holed.
cf. L&M-468; K-Unlisted; KM-Unlisted; cf. WS-0580. Variety with correct spelling of "FENG-TIEN". An EXTREMELY RARE pattern issue, the first of its kind we can recall offering to date and indeed the only example we are able to trace bearing the correct spelling of the province. An offering that, despite the evident environmental damage and noted hole, provides a unique opportunity for collectors of these important provincial patterns produced by the Otto Beh company in Esslingen, Germany. The discovery in 2012 of patterns, dies, hubs and a series of punches from the archives of the Otto Beh company, shone new light on the creation of this coinage. Before this, the origin of the dies used to produce coinage for the provinces of Anhwei, Chekiang, Fengtien, Heilungkiang and Sungarei was only speculated upon. Otto Beh was a specialist in the production of seals and dies. From neighboring Goppingen, Louis Schuler received an order for coining presses in 1895 and commissioned Otto Beh to manufacture the dies. In 1897 and 1898, Beh supplied Schuler with over 200 dies for Chinese coins. At the time, this was the largest order that the company had ever received. Schuler, which started as a Locksmith's shop in 1839, had grown to become one of the world's leaders in metal forming and, in fact, supplied the aforementioned mints with coining presses.

極可能是獨一無二 "FENG-TIEN"拼寫三錢六分黃銅樣幣
光緒二十三年奉天機器局造三錢六分黃銅樣幣。埃斯林根（奧托-貝）鑄幣廠。
"FENG-TIEN"拼寫正確。極罕樣幣版別，我們首次呈獻此日期。有跡可循的省份拼寫正確版僅此一枚。此枚樣幣由德國埃斯林根 (Esslingen) Otto Beh公司生產，屬現存孤品，即使有環境損傷及穿孔亦無傷大雅。 (t) On September 1, 2019, the United States enacted new tariffs on collector's items of Chinese origin, including bullion and numismatic coins and banknotes. This lot was manufactured in China and was sourced from outside the United States for this auction after the tariffs were enacted. Accordingly, any client who wishes to take delivery of this item within the United States will be subject to a 7.5% import tariff plus a processing fee of 0.3464% (minimum $31.67 / maximum $614.35). Please note, this is not, and is not intended to be, a complete description of the applicable import tariffs and buyer remains fully liable for and agrees to promptly pay all tariffs and fees relating to the import of these items into the United States and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor will have any responsibility to pay any applicable tariffs or fees. Please consult your tax adviser with any questions. Furthermore, any lots subject to an import tariff will be shipped directly from our Hong Kong offices and shipments to the United States will be subject to our international shipping chart.

Estimate: $5000.00 - $10000.00