Russia 2008 50 rubles Fr-336
This specimen was lot 3634 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$984 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RUSSLAND, Republik seit 1992. 50 Rubel 2008, St. Petersburg. Schützt unsere Umwelt - Biber. 7,78 g Feingold. GOLD. Polierte Platte. (Russia, fifty rubles of 2008, St. Petersburg mint, Save Our World series, beaver. Proof.)"
In an attempt to shore the regime's desperate finances, dozens of NCLT's on every imaginable topic were minted and marketed after the fall of communism. This one and the accompanying 100 rubles featured the endangered European beaver. Silver coins were also included in the set.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.78 g, 0.999 fine gold, 22.6 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM Y1141, Fr-336.
- 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [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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