Solid Brass Plate -1985 Great Wall of China, Commerative ERROR Medal for Sale

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Solid Brass Plate -1985 Great Wall of China, Commerative ERROR Medal For Sale

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Solid Brass Plate -1985 Great Wall of China, Commerative ERROR Medal :
$52.86

Solid Brass Plate - Great Wall of China, large inscription in English. Small decorative plate shows the Great Wall in deep relief, encircled with the phrase \"IF WE FAIL TO REACH THE GREAT WALL WE ARE NO HEROS\". All other inscriptions are in Chinese characters. This unique plate is 4 1/2\" in diameter and weighs 4.2 ounces. Excellent condition.

This is a Vintage Plate/ Coin Design- Inscribed w/ the Great Wall of China, 1985.

Plum Flower Badaling Great Wall series designed by Mr. Luo Xingsha from Shanghai Mint

Modern Chinese Numismatic Coins and Medals

Among the many modern Chinese copper medals with the design of the Great Wall, the Plum Flower Badaling Great Wall series designed by Mr. Luo Xingsha from Shanghai Mint stands out as the most influential.

Its magnificent design and detailed engraving elevated it to the symbol of the Chinese nation, while its origin from Shanghai Mint endowed it with the official status.

One of the medals has the wrong English spelling \"IF WE FAIL TO REACH THE GREAT WALL WE ARE NO HEROS.\" This oversight has unexpectedly generated interest in the collection of the Plum Flower Great Wall. This error medal led to the so-called \"legitimate version\" of a different Great Wall design by Mr. Wang Zhengfeng of Shenyang Mint (the Beacon Tower Great Wall design, but Wang Zhengfeng should be from Shanghai Mint, too - translator). This different design paved the way for another Great Wall copper medal series.

Metal: brass, stained copper

Descriptions of this \"China\'s Great Wall commemorative medal\" point out that \"The letter \'E\' is missing from the English text , which was corrected in 1987 in a different design.\" The English word HEROES was mistakenly spelled as HEROS. This is why it is treated as an error medal.