Lithuania 2003 200 litu

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Künker sale 336, lot 6005

This specimen was lot 6005 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €420 (about US$550 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BALTIKUM, LITAUEN, Republik. 200 Litu 2003. 750jähriges Krönungsjubiläum von Mindaugas I. 15,00 g Bimetall (Ring aus 999er Silber, Kern aus 999er Gelbgold). 7,11 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (republic of Lithuania, 200 litu of 2003, 750th anniversary of the coronation of Mindaugas I, bimetallic silver and gold. Proof.)"

In 2015, Lithuania adopted the euro.

Recorded mintage: 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 15 g, 0.900 fine gold center in a 0.925 fine silver ring, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 136, Fr-14.

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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
  • [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.

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