Czechoslovakia 1949 100 korun KM-30

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38069

This specimen was lot 38069 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CZECHOSLOVAKIA. 100 Korun, 1949. PCGS MS-63. Commemorating Stalin's 70th birthday." This specimen was issued to commemorate the seventieth birthday of Josef Stalin, who died unmourned in 1953. It was accompanied by a silver fifty korun.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 14 g, 0.500 fine silver, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-30.

Source:

• 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• 1948 100 korun, 600th anniversary of Charles University
• 1949 50 korun, Stalin's 70th birthday
• 1955 100 korun, 10th anniversary of liberation
• Coins and currency dated 1949