Czechoslovakia 1937 5 korun
This specimen was lot 2051 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$5,021 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TSCHECHOSLOWAKEI Republik, 1918-1939. 5 Korun 1937, Kremnitz. Stempel von O. Guttfreund. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. NGC MS61. (republic of Czechoslovakia, 1918-39, five korun of 1937, Kremnitz mint, dies by O. Guttfreund. Very rare date, graded NGC MS-61.)"
This is a rare date of a two year type, the other being 1938. In 1938, England, France and Italy sold Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland to Hitler in exchange for another year of peace in Europe.
Recorded mintage: 36,000.
Specification: 7 g, nickel, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 7.97 g.
Catalog reference: M&CH CSR1-5KC1937, KM 11a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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