Yugoslavia 1931 dukat Fr-5

Ponterio sale 168, lot 50298

photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 50298 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $317.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "YUGOSLAVIA. Ducat, 1931. NGC MS-63. Countermark sword with birds at sides." The SCWC notes that several varieties of countermarks were applied by the government. Uncountermarked specimens are denounced as counterfeits.

Recorded mintage: est. 50,000.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-5; KM-12.

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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• 1931 20 dinara
• 1931 4 dukats
• Yugoslavia 1932 dukat Fr-5
• Coins and currency dated 1931
• return to coins of Yugoslavia