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Elegant "Hu Poo" Maritime Standard Mace CHINA. Silver Mace Pattern, Year 29 (1903). Tientsin Mint (struck from Osaka Mint Dies). Kuang-hsu (Guangxu). PCGS Genuine--Repaired, Unc Details. L&M-4; K-930; KM-Pn291; WS-0019. Emanating from a RARE series of pattern issues that proved unsuccessful, this minor radiates with an exceptionally array of lustrous brilliance and quite happily remains without any evidence of wear or circulation across the high points. Though some cleaning is observed, it nevertheless has acquired some delightful burnished goldenrod toning nearer the peripheries. Although struck at the Tientsin mint, the original dies were ordered from and prepared by the Osaka mint in Japan under the supervision of Robert Hart, Inspector General of Maritime Customs. The initial goal was an early attempt to unify Chinese coinage on the gold standard, producing denominations in 1 Tael and its fractions: 5 Mace, 2 Mace, Mace, and 1/2 Mace. The project never went into full production for a few reasons. First, the outlined plan called for one central mint to be responsible for coinage production to insure the uniformity of the new coinage, which the directors of the provincial mints heavily resisted due to potential profit cuts. Also, at this time in China, there was no plan in place to deal with the vastly different types of paper money circulating and how to accept them in exchange. Estimate: $10,000 - $20,000. Provenance: From the MC Collection (陳氏家族集藏). To view all items from the MC Collection (陳氏家族集藏), click here. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. Click here to see Coins in Motion. 極美戶部庫平一錢 光緒二十九年戶部一錢銀樣幣。天津造幣廠。 出自未能成功推行的罕見樣幣系列。光澤充盈，高鑄處不見磨損或流通痕跡；雖見清洗，近邊緣已呈怡人的焦金黃色包漿。鑄於天津造幣廠，原模則由日本大阪造幣廠按海關總税務司赫德監督下訂製備。原意為以金本位統一中國幣制，計劃鑄造庫平一兩及其分數：五錢、二錢、一錢及五分。計劃最終未能投產，主因擬由中央造幣廠統一鑄製以確保規格一致，惟各省造幣廠因利益受損而強烈反對；同時，當時對市面流通各類紙幣的兑換安排亦未有定案。
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