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A set of silver and copper coins, late Qing dynasty, China, Hong kong, Japan, late 19th/early 20th century (147 pieces).

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
357 - 536 EUR
363 - 544 USD
Hammer price
3 500 SEK
Purchasing info
A set of silver and copper coins, late Qing dynasty, China, Hong kong, Japan, late 19th/early 20th century (147 pieces).

14 copper coins, marked with 'Republic of China, Ten Cash'. Double circle with six-pointed stars separating legend, to the reverse a large star on flag extending to edges of flag, 111 gram, diameter ca 2,7 cm.
11 copper coins, marked with Tai Ching Ti Kuo, with different emblems to the center, 122 gram, diameter ca 2,8 cm.
8 copper coins, marked with Tai Ching Ti Kuo, with different emblems to the center, 20 cash, 84 gram, diameter ca 3,3 cm.
21 copper coints, late Qing dynasty, end of 19th century, to early 20th century, of different provinces, 152 gram, diameter ca 2,8 cm.
2 copper coins, Hu Poo, 20 Cash, 1903, 5 gram, diameter ca 3,2 cm.
9 copper coins, Hong Kong, One cent, 1905 (2) and 1933 (7), 46 gram, diameter 2,2-2,6 cm.
19 copper coins, Japan, Taisho year 11, corresponding to 1922, one yen, 60 gram, diameter ca 2,2 cm
7 copper coins, Japan, 1885, one sen, 43 gram, diameter ca 2,7 cm
6 copper coins, Japan, 1885, two sen, 76 gram, diameter ca 3,3 cm.
Total copper weight: 699 gram.

17 silver coins, Kwang-Tung (guangdong province), Canton, 1912-1924, 20 cents, 91 gram, diameter ca 2,3 cm.
8 silver coins, Jiang nan (4) and Guangdong province (4), 1890-1901, 10 cents, 20 gram, diameter ca 1,9 cm.
8 silver coins, Hong Kong, 5 cents (3), 10 cents (4), and 20 cent (1), 1892-1933, 19 gram, diameters ca 1,5-2,2 cm.
4 silver coins, Yuan Shikai in profile, 1914, 50, 20 and 10 cents (2), 13+3+5 gram, diameter ca 1,8/2,3/3,2 cm.
A silver coin, Sun Yat Sen in profile, dated 1929, Guangdong province, 20 cents, 2 gram, diameter ca 2,3 cm.
12 silver coins, Japan, early 20th century, 10-50 Sen, 48 gram, diameter ca 1,8-2,8 cm.
Total weight silver: 201 gram.

Wear, minor dents and discolorations, and tarnish to many.

Provenance

From the Collection of Mr Ingebreth Mossige-Norheim (1883-1944). See the movie he made from his journeys through Asia with his wife Gertrud Maria Charlotta Mossige-Norheim during this trip in 1934.
Ingebreth worked as a director and head of chemical aquisitions for Svenska tändksticksaktiebolaget (Swedish Match).