China 1989 100 yuan KM-252

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Künker sale 354, lot 5124

This specimen was lot 5124 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"CHINA, Volksrepublik. 100 Yuan 1989. Große Persönlichkeiten der chinesischen Geschichte. Dschingis Khan (Chen Ji Si Han). 7,34 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (people's republic of China, one hundred yuan of 1989. Great figures in Chinese history, Genghis Khan. Proof.)"

This NCLT is one of a series honoring great figures in Chinese history. While Genghis Khan was not a Chinese, but a Mongol, the dynasty he founded ruled China for several centuries.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all proofs.

Specification: 11.32 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.333 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 252, Fr-27; Wang/Chan/Lin CC-217.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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