View source for Swaziland 1974 25 emalangeni

[[Image:H3096-31184o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3096, lot 31184]]
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This specimen was lot 31184 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Swaziland]]: Sobhuza II gold Proof "75th Anniversary" 25 Emalangeni 1974 PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC, #549. Struck to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the birth of Sobhuza II, this virtually flawless specimen is the finest of five seen by NGC or PCGS. From the Paramount Collection." This issue was included in a series of commemoratives comprising twenty-five, twenty, fifteen, [[Swaziland 1974 10 emalangeni|ten]], 7½ and two different five emalangeni on various topics on the occasion of the king's birthday.

''Recorded mintage:'' 15,000.

''Specification:'' 27.78 g, 0.900 fine gold, AGW 0.8038 oz. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 20, Fr-2. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''The Paramount Collection World & Ancient Coins: Signature Auction 3096'', Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Swaziland 1974 10 emalangeni|1974 10 emalangeni, for the king's 75th birthday]]
* [[Swaziland 1974 20 emalangeni|1974 20 emalangeni, UNICEF]]
* [[Swaziland 1975 50 emalangeni|1975 50 emalangeni, for the king's 75th birthday]]
* [[Swaziland 1975 100 emalangeni|1975 100 emalangeni, for the king's 75th birthday]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1974]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3096]][[Category: Gold coins of Africa]]