Mauritius 1988 1000 rupees
This specimen was lot 34652 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mauritius: Elizabeth II gold 1000 Rupees 1988 MS66 NGC. A large denomination modern gold piece with an attractive hint of cameo contrast." This NCLT was accompanied by a 100 rupees (KM 57), 250 rupees (KM 58) and 500 rupees (KM 59). Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, KCMG, QC (1930-2021) was a Mauritian politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. We don't why this coin was issued during his lifetime, altho it may have been intended for a series of bullion coins which ended up being one year types.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 34.05 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.000 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 60.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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