Czech Republic 1995 5000 korun

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 40216

This specimen was lot 40216 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CZECH REPUBLIC. 5000 Korun, 1995. NGC MS-69. Featuring alluring matte surfaces and a charming brilliance, this nearly flawless specimen offers great eye appeal and celebrates the Bohemian Maley Gros of 1587." This NCLT honors an obsolete coin struck by the Hapsburgs in their capacity as kings of Bohemia. This NCLT was struck 1995-97 and accompanied a 10,000 korun featuring the Prague groschen.

Recorded mintage: 996.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-2; KM-20.

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 August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

Link to:

• 1595 maley groschen, Kuttenberg mint
• 1994 2 koruny
• 1994 200 korun, save the environment
• Czech Republic 1996 2 koruny
• 1996 10,000 korun, pragergroschen
• 1997 5,000 korun, Bohemian Maley Gros of 1587
• Coins and currency dated 1995