The design features a mother panda and her cub with a bamboo thicket in the background; the face value and purity of 99.9% are also prominently displayed. The other side features the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The Taoist temple complex was constructed from 1406 to 1420; the complex was extended and renamed Temple of Heaven in the 16th century. It was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. ( Stock Photo, Certification numbers will very )
Absolutely gorgeous set of Chinese Lunar Series medals, all housed in a quality wood presentation case.
This piece has been graded by NGC as MS 69 and is identified with the serial number 3450841-231.
Liberia – Return of Hong Kong to China – $1 – 1997 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown
China – Year of the Rooster – Medallic Issue – 2005 – Colorized
Hong Kong – The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation – $10 – 1980 – About Uncirculated – Pick-182
Japan – 6 Coin Type Set – 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, Yen – BU
China – Set of (4) Colored Butterfly Medallions – Proof – 2009 – Series II – The first set of these beautiful medallions was issued in 2005, can be found on our website and has been a huge hit with butterfly collectors. This new series has just been issued and is sure to be a big hit with collectors as well. I was not able to identify the species involved, but one of our clients, Mark Schmidt, was able to provide identification of the species involved from left to right and top to bottom as follows: “88” Butterfly (Diaethria Clymena), Brazilian Morpho (Morpho Aega), Female Yellow Pansy (Precis (Juniona) Hierta), and Cairns Birdwing (Ornithoptera Priamus).
Taiwan – Coin and Currency Set – 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 Yuan Coins – 1981 – 100 Yuan Banknote – Presentation Folder
Macau – Statue of the Goddess A-Ma – 10 Patacas – 2005 – Pick 80 – Crisp Uncirculated
Macau – Modern Skyscraper – 20 Patacas – 2005 – Pick 81 – Crisp Uncirculated
Mongolia – Machu Picchu – Peru – 100 Tugrik (Terper) – 2008 – Prooflike Crown Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru – In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu (“old mountain”). This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River. It was probably abandoned by the Incas because of a smallpox outbreak and, after the Spanish defeated the Incan Empire, the city remained ‘lost’ for over three centuries. It was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
Mongolia – Petra – Jordan – 100 Tugrik (Terper) – 2008 – Prooflike Crown Petra (9 B.C. – 40 A.D.), Jordan – On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and water chambers. A theater, modeled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000. Today, the Palace Tombs of Petra, with the 42-meter-high Hellenistic temple facade on the El-Deir Monastery, are impressive examples of Middle Eastern culture.
Mongolia – Roman Coliseum – Italy – 100 Tugrik (Terper) – 2008 – Prooflike Crown The Roman Coliseum (70 – 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy – This great amphitheater in the center of Rome was built to give honor to successful legionnaires and to celebrate the glory of the Roman Empire. Its design concept stands to this very day, and virtually every modern sports stadium some 2,000 years later bears the irresistible imprint of the Coliseum
Macau – Skyscraper – 100 Patacas – 2005 – Pick 82 – Crisp Uncirculated
Macau – Lighthouse – 10 Patacas – 2003 – Pick 102 – Crisp Uncirculated
China – Zodiac – Coin & Currency Set – Year of the Rat – 1996 – 25 Sen – Presentation Folder
China – Zodiac – Coin & Currency Set – Year of the Ox – 1997 – 25 Sen – Presentation Folder
China – Zodiac – Coin & Currency Set – Year of the Pig – 1991 – 25 Sen – Presentation Folder
China – Zodiac – Coin & Currency Set – Year of the Dog – 1992 – 25 Sen – Presentation Folder
Macau – Cultural Center – 1000 Patacas – 2005 – Pick 84 – Crisp Uncirculated
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