CHINA. Silver "Mausoleum" Dollar Pattern, ND (1927). Nanking Mint.

Commendable Silver Dollar Pattern Honoring Sun Yat-sen CHINA. Silver "Mausoleum" Dollar Pattern, ND (1927). Nanking Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, AU Details. L&M-85; K-609; KM-Unlisted; WS-0130; Wenchao-898 (rarity: ★★★). Mintage: 480. Designed and engraved by Richard Placht of the Vienna Mint. A wondrous RARITY owing to its limited output, this pattern issue never caught on due to its unrealistic obverse portrait. Nevertheless, the reverse displays a serene sunrise along with the departed leader's tomb. Lightly handled and cleaned, though still quite charming and appealing. Despite the wonderful engraving work undertaken by the Austrian engraver, this piece was destined to fail on account of its design elements. Placht had never seen the mausoleum in question, and may also have never even seen a person of Chinese descent, making his rendering of Sun Yat-sen rather distinct from Sun's actual appearance. Kann reports a Chinese Mint official's comment that the portrait bore a much stronger resemblance to German military leader-turned-president, Paul von Hindenburg, instead of the intended Chinese hero. Estimate: $15,000 - $30,000. Provenance: From the Liu Mung Wang (汪柳門) Collection. To view all items from the Liu Mung Wang (汪柳門) Collection, 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. 巧奪天工孫中山像陵墓壹圓 民國十六年孫中山像陵墓壹圓銀樣幣。南京造幣廠。 珍稀度：★★★。鑄量：480枚。由維也納造幣廠雕刻師Richard Placht設計並雕刻。鑄量稀少，彌足珍貴。此設計因正面人像失真，而未獲採用。反面圖案刻繪旭日初昇，並呈現孫中山先生陵寢，靜穆莊嚴。輕微經手及清洗痕跡，仍不失其迷人風采。儘管這位奧地利雕刻師刀工精湛，此幣卻因圖案設計先天失據而功虧一簣——Placht從未親睹該陵墓，亦可能從未見過華人面孔，致使孫中山像與本尊相貌相去甚遠。據Kann所載，曾有中國造幣廠官員指出，此肖像與德國軍事領袖兼前總統興登堡更為神似，與欲致敬的國父判若天淵。

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