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In the 18th year of the Republic of China, Sun Yat sen tried to cast a sample coin of one yuan silver coin with a double flag image on the back of the Earth, K-610/LM-88, which was tried at the Tianjin Mint but not yet issued. The carving skills were extremely exquisite, and the characters were lifelike. It is a classic work of modern Chinese portrait coins, recognized by the Quanjie community as the "most beautiful product of Chinese silver coins", with few surviving like morning stars; The auction has strong modeling power, with detailed depictions of human hair whiskers and the Earth's double flag, sharp teeth, and the ultimate style of sample coins; At the same time, the sample coins are light, thin, and evenly coated in a light gray paste, with a transparent and bright silver light. The appearance is intact, and they are kept by famous collectors. They are extremely precious, PCGS SP61 Source: Ma Dingxiang's Old Collection The victory of the Northern Expedition ended the turbulent situation of warlord separatism and melee. In April 1927, after the establishment of the Nationalist Government in Nanjing, it devoted itself to the construction of a centralized political system, and changing the situation of dispersed minting power and chaotic currency system was also one of its important tasks. In June 1928, the National Economic Conference passed currency related bills such as the Draft Regulations on the National Currency, and began planning for the new currency. At the same time, it was decided to discontinue the production of silver coins featuring the statue of Yuan Shikai and instead use the portrait of Sun Yat sen, the founder of the Republic of China, as the main coin design. In this context, a number of new national currency design schemes have emerged with Sun Yat sen as the main pattern, and the 18 year Sun Yat sen Earth Edition silver coin is one of them. The Sun Xiang Earth Edition silver coins were trial minted by the Tianjin Mint, with exquisite pattern design. On the front, a bust of Mr. Sun Yat sen and chronological characters are cast, while on the back, the middle features the Earth and the Double Flag, with the English word "Republic of China" and the Chinese character "One Yuan" surrounding the edges. This coin is designed with a lofty meaning, symbolizing China's aspirations to break free from poverty, rise as a nation, and stand tall as a world power through the composition of the Earth and the Double Flag. It has a grand momentum and extraordinary meaning. At the same time, the carving technique is extremely exquisite, the production is fine and orderly, and the casting is second to none in Chinese currency. Due to the fact that the new national currency at that time was ultimately chosen as the Sun Yat sen statue sailboat silver coin, commonly known as the "Ship Ocean", the 18 year Sun Yat sen statue earth version silver coin was not issued, only a small number of samples were cast, and very few have survived to this day. According to the 1949 edition of "A Study of Modern Chinese Coinage" compiled by Shi Jiagan, there are only a few surviving Sun Xiang Earth version silver coins. In the "Catalogue of Chinese Silver Yuan and Silver Coins" compiled by modern coin connoisseur Zhang Huang, it is noted that "this sample coin was found to be within fifteen pieces.". In the old days, the Tibetan community recommended this coin as the most beautiful Chinese coin, and it has long been sought after by the leader of the Quanjie tribe, Ji Ji. To this day, the new generation of collectors have not changed the love of the older generation for this type of coin, and have listed it as one of the top ten treasures of modern Chinese mechanism silver coins. It can be seen that the reverence of this coin is even more prominent over time Refer to Shi Xinbiao's article "Eighteen Year Sun Statue Earth Edition Silver Coins".