Cambodia 1989 40 riels

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 44143

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 44143 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $660. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CAMBODIA. 40 Riels, 1989. NGC MS-69. Featuring a view of Angkor Wat. A pleasing and fully lustrous Gem." This design was also used on a silver 20 riels (KM 76), and a copper 4 riels (KM 90). The People's Republic of Kampuchea was renamed the State of Cambodia in 1990 but the country remains a shambles.

Recorded mintage: 500.

Specification: 3.15 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.101 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-10; KM-77.

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 August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1974 5,000 riels, Angkor-Wath
• 1989 20 riels, Angkor Wat, silver
• 1989 20 riels, Olympic Games, fencing
• 1990 40 riels, folklore dance
• 1993 20 riels, elephant
• 1993 20 riels, indricotherium
• Coins and currency dated 1989