China 1995 50 yuan KM-742
This specimen was lot 3743 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,493 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"CHINA, Volksrepublik. 50 Yuan 1995. Erfindungen und Entdeckungen des Altertums. Blockdruck. 15,55 g Feingold. GOLD. Nur 1.200 Exemplare geprägt. Mit Originalzertifikat. Polierte Platte. (people's republic of China, fifty yuan of 1995, ancient inventions and discoveries, block printing. Only 1,200 pieces struck, With original certificate, proof.)"
This NCLT is one of a series honoring Chinese inventions and discoveries.
Recorded mintage: 1,200.
Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.500 troy oz AGW, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-150; KM-742; Wang/Chan/Lin CC-698.
- 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, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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