View source for China 1997 10 yuan KM-1045

[[Image:K354-6120.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 6120]]

This specimen was lot 6120 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €360 (about US$501 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''CHINA, Volksrepublik. 10 Yuan 1997. Rückgabe von Hong Kong an China. In Originaletui mit Originalzertifikat. Polierte Platte.'' (people's republic of [[China]], ten yuan of 1997, on the return of Hong Kong to China. In original box with certificate. Proof.)"</blockquote> We may note the importance that the regime attached to this event by the mintage of this NCLT, easily ten times the usual issue (ref. KM 1041, KM 1042, KM 1047 as examples).

''Recorded mintage:'' 800,000 plus 88,000 proofs.

''Specification:'' 31.10 g, 0.999 fine silvr, 1.000 troy oz ASW. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1045; Wang/Chan/Lin CC-951. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[China 1995 500 yuan KM-817|1995 500 yuan, Return of Hong Kong]]
* [[China 1996 500 yuan KM-958|1996 500 yuan, Return of Hong Kong]]
* [[China 1997 5 yuan KM-984|1997 5 yuan, panda, 1/20 oz gold]]
* [[China 1997 5 yuan KM-985|1997 5 yuan, panda, 1/20 oz platinum]]
* [[China 1997 5 yuan KM-1058|1997 5 yuan, child with carp]]
* [[China 1997 10 yuan KM-987|1997 10 yuan, panda, 1/10 oz gold]]
* [[China 1997 10 yuan KM-988|1997 10 yuan, 1/10 oz platinum panda]]
* [[China 1997 10 yuan KM-1031|1997 10 yuan, 1 oz silver unicorn]]
* [[China 1997 10 yuan KM-1033|1997 10 yuan, 1/10 oz gold unicorn]]
* [[China 1997 10 yuan KM-1060|1997 10 yuan, 1/10 oz gold child with carp]]
* [[China 1997 10 yuan KM-1095|1997 10 yuan, Forbidden City, 1 oz silver]]
* [[China 1997 25 yuan KM-1098|1997 25 yuan, "Forbidden City"]]
* [[China 1997 25 yuan KM-989|1997 25 yuan, panda, ¼ oz gold]]
* [[China 1997 50 yuan KM-990|1997 50 yuan, panda, ½ oz gold]]
* [[China 1997 50 yuan|1997 50 yuan, Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy]]
* [[China 1997 50 yuan KM-1089|1997 50 yuan, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"]]
* [[China 1997-P 100 yuan KM-1034|1997-P 100 yuan, platinum Unicorn]]
* [[China 1997 100 yuan KM-1081|1997 100 yuan, Yellow River culture]]
* [[China 1997 100 yuan KM-991|1997 100 yuan, panda, 1 oz gold]]
* [[China 1997 500 yuan KM-1046|1997 500 yuan, return of Hong Kong]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2000]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Silver crowns of Asia]]