Israel 1969 100 lirot

Goldberg sale 85, lot 3348

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3348 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $793. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Israel. 100 Lirot, 1969. Weight 0.6430 ounce. On the 21st Anniversary of Independence. Shalom. Choice Brilliant Proof." This is the fourth issue of this denomination tho it is safe to say that no gold coin of Israel actually circulated. It is accompanied by a silver ten lirot (KM 53). Massive influx of aid from the United States fueled inflation and coinage reforms in 1960, 1980 and 1985.

Recorded mintage: 12,500 proofs.

Specification: 25 g, 0.800 fine gold, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-54.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.

Link to:

• 1968 10 lirot, reunification of Jerusalem
• 1968 100 lirot
• JE 5730 (1970) agora
• 1971 10 lirot, Let My People Go
• 1971 100 lirot, Let My People Go
• Coins and currency dated 1969
• return to Israel