Travancore 1881 sovereign Fr-1403

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Sincona sale 25, lot 2031

This specimen was lot 2031 in Sincona sale 25 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$13,588 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Rana Varma V., 1880-1885 Sovereign 1881. Bust with feather headdress to r., date below. Rev. Two elephants to side of a regal dress and conch. Very rare. Extremely fine to uncirculated. Attractive specimen."

Half sovereigns (Fr-1402) are also reported.

Recorded mintage: 2,000.

Specification: 7.98 g, 0.917 fine gold, lettered edge; this specimen 7.72 g.

Catalog reference: Fr.1403, KM 32.

Source:

  • 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, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Rarities, Auction 25, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Travancore_1881_sovereign_Fr-1403&oldid=570167"