China 1996 500 yuan KM-958
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This specimen was lot 51451 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $21,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Low Mintage 5 Ounce Gold Struck to Celebrate Hong Kong's Return to China. CHINA. 500 Yuan Gold Proof, 1996. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Struck to commemorate the return of Hong Kong to China, Series II. A brilliant and attractive 5 Ounce Gold Proof with hard mirrored fields and frosted cameo devices. Serial number on rim at 6: # "111"." 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-161; KM-958.
- 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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