Cambodia 1974 5000 riels KM-60

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71117

This specimen was lot 71117 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $384. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CAMBODIA. 5000 Riels, 1974. NGC PROOF-67 Ultra Cameo. This superlative Gem, a rather RARE piece, features a rendition of the famous temple, Angkor Wat, along with supremely frosted devices." In 1974, the government of Cambodia was busy collapsing as the Khmer Rouge relentlessly advanced. Soon, Pol Pot would establish his communist paradise, causing the death of over two million people. It seems unlikely that any of these coins actually made it to Cambodia.

Recorded mintage: 500 plus 800 proofs.

Specification: 19.01 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-60.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1974 5,000 riels, dancers
• 1974 10,000 riels, dancers
• 1974 10,000 riels, president Lon Nol
• 1974 50,000 riels, dancers
• 1974 50,000 riels, celestial dancer
• 1974 100,000 riels, president Lon Nol
• 1989 20 riels, Angkor Wat
• Coins and currency dated 1974