China 1996 25 yuan KM-943

Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 54090

This specimen was lot 54090 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. Gold 25 Yuan, 1996. Unicorn Series. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. A brilliant and attractive Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices." Another NCLT issued in 1996 featured a unicorn's head on the reverse (KM 944).

Recorded mintage: 3,000.

Specification: 7.78 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.250 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-B104; KM-943; NPB-33A.

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]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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