Russia 2008 100 rubles KM-Y1143

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Künker sale 354, lot 6106

This specimen was lot 6106 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,392 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, Republik seit 1992. 100 Rubel 2008, Moskau. Schützt unsere Welt - Biber. 1.000,00 g Feinsilber. Yeo. 1143. Nur 500 Exemplare geprägt. Polierte Platte. (republic of Russia, since 1992, one hundred rubles of 2008, Moscow mint, wildlife protection--beaver. Only 500 examples struck, proof.)"

This is one of dozens of NCLT's which congest the pages of the SCWC. The beaver appeared on a gold 200 rubles (Y1144), gold 100 rubles (Y1142), another silver 100 rubles (Y1140), a gold 50 rubles (Y1141), and a silver 25 rubles (Y1139).

Recorded mintage: 500.

Specification: 1046 g, 0.925 fine silver, 100 mm diameter, 31.10 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM Y1143.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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