Sudan 1994 1/4 dinar
This specimen was lot 984 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "SUDAN: Republic, 1/4 dinar, 1994/AH1415, struck in brass plated steel, Central Bank of Sudan building // denomination and dates, plain edge, cleaned, extremely rare and the first we have handled, and no examples are present in auction records, PCGS graded Unc details, RRR. The 1994 dinar and 2 dinar were released into circulation, but the two smallest denominations (1/4 and 1/2 Dinar) appear to have been shelved before being issued, thus resulting in their extreme rarity." The dinar was the currency of Sudan between 1992 and 2007.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3 g, brass plated steel, 18 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-117, Schön-88, Numista-114233.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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