Falkland Islands 1995 50 pence Fr-21
This specimen was lot 31044 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Falkland Islands: British Colony. Elizabeth II gold Proof "V.E. Day 50th Anniversary" 50 Pence 1995 PR70 Ultra Cameo NGC. A scarce modern issue commemorating the 50th anniversary of V.E. Day, the reverse depicts four flags of allied nations with shafts terminating on the Falkland Islands flag, topped by a spread-wing dove. Assigned a perfect grade and tied with one other at NGC, this specimen is flawless, with jet-black fields and highly frosted devices. From the Paramount Collection." This is the eleventh in a series of NCLT's issued in this format, all struck in copper-nickel, silver and gold. Only 3,400 people live in the Falklands so it seems unlikely that this coin circulated there.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common in copper-nickel, 10,000 in silver and 100 in gold.
Specification: KM 45: 28.28 g, copper-nickel, 38.6 mm diameter; KM 45a: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver; KM 45b: 47.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 1.4000 oz.
Catalog reference: copper-nickel: KM 45; silver: KM 45a; gold: KM 45b, Fr-21.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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