Malaysia 1976 250 ringgit

from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 2741

This specimen was lot 2741 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MALAYSIA: AV 250 ringgit, 1976, 25th Anniversary of Employees Provident Fund, mintage of only 7,706 pieces, in original Franklin Mint case of issue with COA, Proof, S." This NCLT is a relic of the Franklin Mint's foray into contract minting. It is the first issue of this denomination.

Recorded mintage: 30,000 plus 7,706 proofs.

Specification: 10.11 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-15, Schön-63.

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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

Link to:

• 1976-FM 10 ringgit, 3rd Malaysian 5-Year Plan
• 1976 15 ringgit, Malaysian Gaur
• 1976 25 ringgit, Hornbill
• 1976 200 ringgit, third five-year plan
• 1976 500 ringgit, Tapir
• 1977-FM 200 ringgit, 9th Southeast Asian Games
• Coins and currency dated 1976