Tonga 1986 1/2 hau

Sincona sale 38, lot 2013

This specimen was lot 2013 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$400 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Taufa`ahau Topou IV. 1965-2005 1/2 Hau 1986. Polierte Platte. FDC. (kingdom of Tonga, Taufa`ahau Topou IV, 1965-2005, half hau of 1986. Choice Proof.)"

This NCLT was issued by Tonga to honor the 25th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund by featuring a local guinea fowl.

Recorded mintage: 5,000 proofs.

Specification: 10 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 10.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 122, Fr-33.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

Link to:

• Tonga 1978 2 pa'anga F.A.O.
• Bermuda 1986 dollar KM-50 green sea turtle
• Botswana 1986 2 pula KM-18 slaty egret
• China 1986 5 yuan KM-150 panda
• Fiji 1986 10 dollars ground frog
• Samoa 1986 10 tala KM-72 Samoan fantail
• Tanzania 1986 100 shilingi elephants
• Tonga 1986 2 pa'anga humpback whales
• Zambia 1986 10 kwacha white-winged flufftail
• Cayman Islands 1987 5 dollars KM-95 parrot
• Falkland Islands 1987 50 pence penguins
• Gambia 1987 20 dalasis colobus monkey
• Indonesia 1987 10000 rupiah babirusa
• Jersey 1987 2 pounds pigeons
• Mexico 1987 100 pesos Monarch butterfly
• Mongolia 1987 25 tugrik snow leopard
• Philippines 1987 200 piso Mindoro buffalo
• Sierra Leone 1987 10 leones pygmy hippopotamus
• Thailand BE2530 200 baht Siamese fireback pheasant
• Coins and currency dated 1986
• return to coins of Tonga