CHINA--REPUBLIC. Lot of (5). 1912 5% Chinese Government Crisp Gold

CHINA--REPUBLIC. Lot of (5). 1912 5% Chinese Government Crisp Gold Loan, Bonds for 20, 100, 500 and 1000 Pounds. K-270 to K-273. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Issued by the British & International Investment Trust Limited. A complete set of denominations with an extra 20 pounds. According to Kuhlmann, the 23,384, 19068, 1,467 and 550 bonds remain outstanding, respectively. The 1000 Pounds rare and the key denomination. Arranged by the nascent Republic of China Government by the British financier, Charles Crisp (1867-1958), for a total of five million pounds, which bypasses the traditional Six Power Consortium (banking syndicates from Britain, France, Germany, USA, Russia and Japan). Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000. Provenance: From the Yang Ai Hao Collection. 1912年克利斯浦5%金幣公債20，100，500及1000鎊。五張。 英國國際投資信託有限公司發行。全套各面額外加一張額外的20英鎊券。據庫爾曼記載，存世量分別為23,384張、19,068張、1,467張及550張。1,000英鎊券罕見且為關鍵面額。由新生之中華民國政府透過英國金融家查爾斯·克利斯普籌辦發行，總額為五百萬英鎊，繞過了傳統的六國銀行團（英國、法國、德國、美國、俄國與日本之銀行銀團）。

Estimate:$1,000

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