Cuba 1993 100 pesos Fr-81
This specimen was lot 30408 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "Cuba, Republic gold Proof "Federico Garcia Lorca" 100 Pesos 1993 PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC. Commemorating the 95th anniversary of the birth of Federico Garcia Lorca. From the El Don Diego Luna Collection." The year 1993 saw the release of many NCLT's by the regime. Greeted by disinterest from the world at large, many are now rare. Federico Garcia Lorca was a Spanish playwright and poet murdered by the Nationalists in 1936 under mysterious circumstances. His body was never found.
Recorded mintage: 100 proofs.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1.000 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 539, Fr-81.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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