Russia 1991 100 rubles Fr-209

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Künker sale 336, lot 6238

This specimen was lot 6238 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 1991, Moskau. Lev Nikolaevic Graf Tolstoj (Leo Tolstoj), 1828-1910. 15,55 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (Russia, USSR, 1917-91, one hundred rubles of 1991, Moscow mint, on Leo Tolstoy, 1828-1910. Proof.)"

This NCLT honors author and mystic Leo Tolstoy.

Recorded mintage: 14,000 proofs.

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

Catalog reference: KM Y278, Fr-209; Schl. 360.

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.

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