Russia 1997 100 rubles Fr-265

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Künker sale 406, lot 3631

This specimen was lot 3631 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,706 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, Republik seit 1992. 100 Rubel 1997, St. Petersburg. Polarbär. 15,55 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (Russia, one hundred rubles of 1997, St. Petersburg mint, polar bear. Proof.)"

The regime issued three different gold 100 rubles and four silver 100 rubles in 1997. The polar bear was featured on KM Y595, Y596 (shown here) and Y597.

Recorded mintage: 1,000.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.500 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-265, KM Y596.

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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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