Russia 1988 100 rubles Fr-176

Künker sale 336, lot 6235

This specimen was lot 6235 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €700 (about US$916 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, Sowjetunion, 1917-1991. 100 Rubel 1988, Moskau. "Zlatnik", Goldmünze Vladimirs. 15,55 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (Russia, USSR, one hundred rubles of 1988, Moscow mint, gold coin of Vladimir. Proof.)"

Other NCLT's for 1988 honored the 1000th anniversary of Russian architecture and the 1000th anniversary of Russian literature.

Recorded mintage: 14,000 proofs.

Specification: 17.28 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.500 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM Y214, Fr-176; Schl. 323.

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]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.

Link to:

• 1988 5 rubles, statue of Peter the Great
• 1988 25 rubles, millennium of Christianity in Russia
• 1988 50 rubles, 1000th anniversary of Russian architecture
• 1988 150 rubles, 1000th anniversary of Russian literature
• 1989 100 rubles, 500th anniversary of the Russian State
• Coins and currency dated 1988