Cuba 1997 100 pesos KM-930

Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 50137

This specimen was lot 50137 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $3,000. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CUBA. 100 Pesos, 1997. Havana Mint. PCGS PROOF-68 Deep Cameo Gold Shield. Struck in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. A carefully preserved example of the SCARCE proof issue with a dusting of toning "frost" visible on both sides. From the Pinnacle Collection."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1.000 oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-90; KM-930.

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.

Link to:

• 1997 10 pesos, Ibero-American series, rumba, 9 arms obverse
• 1997 100 pesos, Castro's visit to Rome
• 1997 100 pesos, 30th anniversary of the death of Che Guevara, bust of Che
• 1998 100 pesos, Papal visit to Cuba
• Coins and currency dated 1997