Brass Datong Ancient Architecture 1984 minted by Liaoyin, branch of the People's Bank of China. It is a set, which is coming, I got this individual piece, and couldn't resist. Details from fwang: Re: 1984 Datong Ancient Architecture - Brass The engraving is truly remarkable, from the hands of Song Jinmin, a Shenyang Mint artist who designed many MCCs as well as the Fen circulating coins. But this set was not minted in 1984. It was minted in the 1990's, after Song retired from Shenyang Mint. Re: 1984 Datong Ancient Architecture - Yesterday at 09:02:24 PM Some more background info: This medal describes the Yungang Grotto, which also appeared on one of the grotto coins. The set was commissioned by the Datong Museum, Datong being where the Yungang Grotto is. This is a good example that for artwork, what matters is the artist, not where it is made or who commissioned it. Quote from: Hippanda on Yesterday at 10:10:57 PM Is it known if any Shenyang Mint medals were made from hand-engraved dies? Or was this artistry practiced soley at Shanghai Mint? I have not heard of hand engraved dies for coin size medals from Shenyang Mint. In recent years, some larger medals were made from hand engraved dies, similar to what Shanghai Mint has been doing. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc8zIr9pDYU[/youtube]
