China 1992 100 yuan KM-451
This specimen was lot 5127 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,227 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"CHINA, Volksrepublik. 100 Yuan 1992. Große Persönlichkeiten der chinesischen Geschichte. Wu Ze Tian. 10,38 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (people's republic of China, one hundred yuan of 1992. Great figures in Chinese history, empress Wu Zetian.)"
This NCLT is one of a series honoring great figures in Chinese history. Regarding Wu Zetian, Wikipedia comments,
"Wu Zhao, commonly known as Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), alternatively Wu Hou, and during the later Tang dynasty as Tian Hou, was the de facto ruler of the Tang dynasty, first through her husband the Emperor Gaozong and then through her sons the Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong, from 665 to 690. She subsequently became empress regnant of the Wu Zhou dynasty of China, ruling from 690 to 705. She was the only legitimate female sovereign in the history of China. Under her 40-year reign, China grew larger, corruption in the court was reduced, its culture and economy were revitalized, and it was recognized as one of the great powers of the world."
Recorded mintage: 2,500 proofs.
Specification: 11.32 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.333 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 451, Fr-49; Wang/Chan/Lin CC-380.
- 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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