View source for Gibraltar 1996-PM 75 ecus

[[Image:SB824-46273o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46273]]
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This specimen was lot 46273 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $384. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Gibraltar|GIBRALTAR]]. Bimetallic 75 Ecus, 1996-PM. Pobjoy Mint. Elizabeth II. GEM PROOF. On the 1000th Anniversary of the foundation of Austria." This product of the Pobjoy mint is denominated in ECUs (European Currency Units), a proposed currency that eventually became the euro.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,500 proofs plus an unknown number in base metal. 

''Specification:'' proofs: 7.82 g, 0.1257 troy oz gold plus 0.1257 troy oz platinum. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM-528. 

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Gibraltar 1993 1/5 crown Fr-33|1993 1/5 crown, Edward VIII]]
* [[Gibraltar 1996 1/25 crown KM-420|1996 1/25 crown, Centenary of the Cinema, ''Gone with the Wind'']]
* [[Gibraltar 1998 1/2 crown KM-732|1998 gold half crown, peacock hologram]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1996]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale]]