Taiwan (1965) 2000 yuan
This specimen was lot 2310 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,901 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TAIWAN Republik, 2000 Yuan Jahr 54 (1965), Taipei Mint. Sun Yat-sen. Vorzüglich-FDC. (republic of Taiwan, two thousand yuan of year 54 (1965), Taipei mint, for Sun Yat-sen. About Uncirculated.)"
Taiwan was originally administered as part of Fujian Province. The archipelago became its own province in 1875. It was seized by Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, and returned in 1945. The Republic of China government made Taiwan its seat in 1949, and it has been administered as a separate country since, though the People’s Republic of China does not recognize its sovereignty. This one year type depicts Sun Yat-sen, hero of the overthrow of the Manchus.
Recorded mintage: 750 proofs.
Specifications: 30 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 29.94 g.
Catalog reference: L&M 1040. KM Y542, Fr-15.
- Lin Gwo Ming, Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition, Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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