China 1991 100 yuan KM-381

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Künker sale 354, lot 5125

This specimen was lot 5125 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"CHINA, Volksrepublik. 100 Yuan 1991. Große Persönlichkeiten der chinesischen Geschichte. Kaiser Kang Xi. 10,38 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (people's republic of China, one hundred yuan of 1991. Great figures in Chinese history, emperor Kang Xi. Proof.)"

This NCLT is one of a series honoring great figures in Chinese history. Regarding Kang Xi, Wikipedia comments,

"The Kangxi emperor (4 May 1654 – 20 December 1722), personal name Xuanye, was the third Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

The Kangxi emperor's reign of 61 years (from 1661 until 1722) makes him the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history (although his grandson, the Qianlong Emperor, had the longest period of de facto power) and one of the longest-reigning rulers in history. However, since he ascended the throne at the age of seven, actual power was held for six years by four regents and his grandmother, the Grand Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.

The Kangxi Emperor is considered one of China's greatest emperors. He suppressed the Revolt of the Three Feudatories, forced the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan and assorted Mongol rebels in the North and Northwest to submit to Qing rule, and blocked Tsarist Russia on the Amur River, retaining Outer Manchuria and Outer Northwest China."

Recorded mintage: 7,000 proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM 381, Fr-42; Wang/Chan/Lin CC-325.

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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