Sweden 1901-EB 5 kronor
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This specimen was lot 28253 in Heritage sale 3019 (Chicago, April 2012), where it sold for $253. The catalog description[1] noted, "Oscar II gold 5 Kronor 1901-EB, UNC, a popular one year type. Fully lustrous example." Large quantities of this type became available when the Bank of Norway unloaded its gold reserves about a decade ago. The last gold five kronor (KM 797) was issued 1920 during the reign of Gustav V.
Recorded mintage: 109,186.
Specification: 2.24 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.065 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM-766.
- Bjorne Ahlström, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokförlaget AB, 1976.
- Delzanno, Roberto, Myntårsboken 2022, Sveriges Mynt 995-2021, 1:a upplagen, Stockholm, 2021.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, and Cristiano Bierrenbach, World and Ancient Coins sale 3019, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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