Uganda 1969 100 shillings
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This specimen was lot 3816 in Goldberg sale 67 (Los Angeles, January 2012), where it sold for $695.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Uganda. 100 Shillings, 1969. Visit of Pope Paul VI. National arms. Reverse: Pope and map. NGC graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo." To honor the papal visit, coins were issued in ten, twenty, twenty-five, thirty, fifty and one hundred shillings, all NCLT's. Soon after, Uganda descended into the nightmare of Idi Amin's misrule.
Recorded mintage: 4,190 for 1969-70.
Specification: 13.82 g, 0.900 fine gold, .399 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-3; KM-15.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey, Paul Rynearson and Jason Bradford, Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient & World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2011.
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