Malaysia 1976 500 ringgit

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Heritage sale 3021, lot 22279
Malaysia 1976 500 ringgit rev Heritage 3021-22279.jpg

This specimen was lot 22279 in Heritage sale 3021 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description[1] noted, "Monarchy gold 500 Ringgit 1976, MS67 NGC, Conservation Series featuring the Malayan Tapir." This Non-Circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) commemorative was accompanied by a silver 25 ringgit honoring the hornbill (KM 20) and a 15 ringgit honoring the guar (KM 19).

Recorded mintage: 2,894 plus 508 proofs.

Specification: 33.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, .967 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 21.

Source:

  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
  • 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.

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