Swaziland 1975 50 emalangeni

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 4408
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 4408 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $305.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWAZILAND. 50 Emalangeni, 1975. ANACS PROOF-67. Struck to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the birth of King Sobhuza II." This commemorative was accompanied by a gold fifty emalangeni (KM 27), silver ten emalangeni (KM 25) and a copper-nickel one lilangeni for the masses (KM 24). In April 2018, the official name of the country was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini.

Recorded mintage: 3,510 plus 3,262 proofs.

Specification: 4.31 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.123 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM-26.

Source:

  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Swaziland_1975_50_emalangeni&oldid=615033"