Aruba 1991 50 florin

from the Stack's Bowers June 2021 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70236

This specimen was lot 70236 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ARUBA. 50 Florin, 1991. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate the anniversary of independence. A flawless Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." Aruba, along with Curaçao and Bonaire, lies off the shore of Venezuela in the Caribbean. For centuries a colony of the Netherlands, agitation for independence began in the 1970's as locals resented perceived domination by Curaçao. Arubans voted for independence in 1986, to be granted in 1996, but the process was halted when the oil refinery there closed, halving government revenue.

Recorded mintage: 2,600.

Specification: 6.72 g, 0.900 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-9.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1986 5 cents
• 1986 10 cents
• 1986 25 cents
• 1986 50 cents
• 1986 florin
• 1986 2½ florin
• 1992 25 florin, Barcelona Olympic Games, windsurfing
• 1994 25 florin, oil for peace
• 1999 100 florin, Amerigo Vespucci, 500th anniversary of the discovery of Aruba
• Coins and currency dated 1991