E-auction 244-168082 - fme_370990 - GREAT-BRITAIN - VICTORIA Médaille de la jonque chinoise Keying
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| Estimate : | 15 € |
| Price : | 2 € |
| Maximum bid : | 2 € |
| End of the sale : | 18 December 2017 19:18:00 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Médaille de la jonque chinoise Keying
Date: 1848
Mint name / Town : UK
Metal : tin
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver ALLEN & MOORE
Weight : 5 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
Médaille usée, tordue, mais identifiable
Obverse
Obverse legend : THE CHINESE JUNK KEYING // ABOUT 800 TONS / BURTHEN.
Obverse description : Jonque chinoise.
Reverse
Reverse legend : THE FIRST / CHINESE VESSEL / EVER BROUGHT TO / EUROPE / LENGHT 180 FEET / BREADTH 35 FEET / DEPTH OF HOLD / 16 FEET // ARRIVED AT ENGLAND / MAR. 27 1848.
Reverse description : Légende en 10 lignes.
Commentary
Médaille populaire en étain pour commémorer l'arrivée en 1848 de la jonque Keying, première à s'aventurer jusqu'en Angleterre après avoir passé le cap de Bonne Espérance.
Partie de Hong-Kong le 6 décembre 1846, elle arriva en Angleterre le 27 mars 1848.
Partie de Hong-Kong le 6 décembre 1846, elle arriva en Angleterre le 27 mars 1848.
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