Russia 1991 150 rubles Fr-193

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Künker sale 336, lot 6237

This specimen was lot 6237 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €500 (about US$654 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, Sowjetunion, 1917-1991. 150 Rubel Platin 1991, Leningrad. Porträts von Zar Alexander I. und Kaiser Napoléon I. 15,55 g fein. PLATIN. Polierte Platte. (Russia, USSR, platinum 150 rubles of 1991, Leningrad mint, portraits of tsar Alexander I and Napoleon. Proof.)"

Another 150 rubles issued in 1991 (KM Y267) honored the 250th anniversary of the discovery of Russian America (Alaska).

Recorded mintage: 16,000 proofs.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine platinum, 0.500 troy oz APW (not 17.50 g as stated in the SCWC).

Catalog reference: KM Y279, Fr-208; Schl. 359.

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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