Rwanda 1970 1/2 franc
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This specimen was lot 73471 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $70. The catalog description[1] noted, "RWANDA. 1/2 Franc, 1970. Kings Norton Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. The only year of issue, this dazzling Gem presents tremendous radiance and brilliance, and is surpassed by just two examples in the PCGS census. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." This was the only issue of this denomination, which has a low catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 5,000,000.
Specification: 0.70 g, aluminum, 16.1 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 9.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The June 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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