Dominican Republic 1979 100 pesos

Künker sale 336, lot 6329

This specimen was lot 6329 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €460 (about US$602 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DOMINIKANISCHE REPUBLIK, Republik. 100 Pesos 1979, Besuch von Papst Johannes Paul II. 10,80 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (Dominican Republic, one hundred pesos of 1979, visit of John Paul II. Proof.)"

This occasion also caused the issue of a silver 25 pesos (KM 54) and a gold 250 pesos (KM 56).

Recorded mintage: 1,000 plus 3,000 proofs.

Specification: 12 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.347 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 55, Fr-6.

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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

Link to:

• 1975 100 pesos, Taino art
• 1977 200 pesos, J. P. Duarte
• 1979 25 pesos, visit of John Paul II
• 1979 250 pesos, visit of John Paul II
• Coins and currency dated 1979