China 1995 500 yuan KM-817
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This specimen was lot 51450 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $24,000. The catalog description[1] noted, ""One Country - Two Systems" Return of Hong Kong 5 Ounce Proof. CHINA. 500 Yuan Gold Proof, 1995. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate the return of Hong Kong to China. A brilliant and attractive 5 Ounce Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices. Serial number on rim at 6 o'clock reads "120"." The peaceful reabsorption of Hong Kong into China was a huge coup for the communist regime and was celebrated in several NCLT's.
Recorded mintage: 228.
Specification: 155.5 g, 0.999 fine gold, 5 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-129; KM-817.
- 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 April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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