Syria 1950 1/2 pound
The first specimen was lot 1643 in Steve Album sale 16 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2013), where it sold for $472. The catalog description[1] noted, "SYRIA: AV ½ sovereign 1950//AH1369, About Unc." The second specimen was lot 1749 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $416.50. The catalog description[2] noted, "SYRIA: Republic, AV ½ lira, 1950/AH1369, coat of arms with the hawk of Quraish, Choice Unc." Syria, part of the Ottoman Empire since 1516, broke free as part of the Arab Revolt during World War One but fell under French domination in 1920. French control, never firm, collapsed during World War Two and Syria obtained independence in 1944. The country has been ruled by various dictators since. This type was struck in Paris.
Recorded mintage: 100,000.
Specification: 3.37 g, 0.900 fine gold; the first specimen 3.36 g.
Catalog reference: KM-84, Fr-12, Schön-18.
- 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.
- [1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Auction 16, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2013.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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