Equatorial Guinea 1993 30000 francos

Goldberg sale 72, lot 4837

This specimen was lot 4837 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $1,725. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Equatorial Guinea. 30000 Francos, 1993. Mintage 700 of which 400 pieces remelted at mint. Arms. Reverse: Elephant. PCGS graded MS-68." That noble animal, the elephant, deserves a better coin than this botched design.

Recorded mintage: 700.

Specification: 33.93 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.0003 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 107.

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]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

Link to:

• Equatorial Guinea 1970 250 pesetas KM 22
• Equatorial Guinea 1982 ekuele John Paul II
• 1992 7,000 francos, lions
• 1992 15,000 francos, elephant and calf
• Coins and currency dated 1993
• return to coins of Equatorial Guinea