Swaziland 1974 20 emalangeni
This specimen was lot 31183 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "Swaziland: Sobhuza II gold Proof "UNICEF" 20 Emalangeni 1974 PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC. This unusual decagonal UNICEF issue features a portrait of Sobhuza II and was struck to commemorate the 75th anniversary of his birth. A few scattered hairlines on the obverse limit the grade of this otherwise handsome example, which is tied for second finest at NGC and PCGS. From the Paramount Collection." This issue was included in a series of commemoratives comprising twenty-five, twenty, fifteen, ten, 7½ and two different five emalangeni on various topics on the occasion of the king's birthday.
Recorded mintage: 25,000.
Specification: 22.23 g, 0.900 fine gold, AGW 0.6432 oz.
Catalog reference: KM 19, Fr-3.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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