Paraguay 1983 100000 guaranies
This specimen was lot 31639 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold Proof 'Stroessner' 100000 Guaranies ND (1983-88) PR62 Ultra Cameo NGC. A massive gold coin commemorating the 7th term of President Alfredo Stroessner featuring the representative seated lion of Paraguay with liberty cap on pole. A low mintage (300 pieces) type with numerous grade-defining hairlines in the fields and boldly cameoed surfaces." This bust was used on other commemorative coinage issued by the regime, such as a 300 guaranies of 1968 (KM 29) and a 10,000 guaranies of 1973 (KM 30). Many of the commemoratives issued during the seventies are so rare that they are not pictured in the SCWC. The peso was dropped in favor of the guarani in 1944.
Recorded mintage: 300.
Specification: 46 g, 0.900 fine gold, AGW 1.3310 oz.
Catalog reference: KM 170.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
Link to:
- 1973 10,000 guaranties, Stroessner
- 1978 70,000 guaranies, Stroessner
- 1987 250,000 Guaranies, Central Bank
- 1988 300,000 guaranies, Stroessner
- Coins and currency dated 1994
- return to coins of Paraguay
- Wikipedia biography of Stroessner: [1]