Los 6633

Historical fantasies for the unissued reign titles - During several Ming reigns no coins were produced, because of large scale emissions of paper money. As a gesture of filial respect the emperor Shi Zong (1522-67) ordered in 1553 their production. There remains still some difference of opinion among numismatists, whether these are fantasies produced in Japan and/or Vietnam or Ming supplementary issues. Nevertheless examples are rare and very much in demand (DH20.137a, Schjöth1173, Zeno179343) - 4.10 gr. - good VF