Yemen 1969 20 riyals

Ponterio sale 168, lot 40403

Courtesy Stacks' Bowers Auctions

This proof was struck for the newly formed republic of Yemen in 1969 as a one year only issue. It was lot 40403 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012) where it sold for $1,292. The catalog description^[1] reads: "YEMEN. 20 Riyals, 1969. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo." Many of these obscure NCLT commemoratives were ignored until recently and many sold at bullion or below.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 19.6 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-14; KM-9.

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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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