The Heriot Collection of Asian & Decorative Art Wednesday, 9 October 2024 - 4:00 PM start
A Rare China Yuan Shi Kai (Hung Hsien) Flying Dragon Silver Coin
Realised: $5,000 plus premium
Lot Details
A Rare China Yuan Shi Kai (Hung Hsien) Flying Dragon Silver Coin Awarded to Captain James Percy Green in 1935 after he saved 13 Chinese people from drowning on the Yangzi River Together with a presentation stand and enamel plague inscribed in Chinese 'This is to certify that Captain Green of Tai Gu Huang Po saved 13 Chinese people from the storm, Gift from Wang Guohai 1935 July 13th' Provenance: From the collection of Captain James Percy Smith. Percy Smith was a Navy Captain who lived in China from 1926 -1944.
