View source for Tonga 1962 1/2 koula

[[Image:Tonga SB817-23329o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 23329]]
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This specimen was lot 23329 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "TONGA. 1/2 Koula, 1962. NGC MS-66. From the Vincent Alones Collection." Coinage commenced in 1962 and was converted to decimal coinage in 1967. This type was accompanied by a gold one koula and a quarter koula. One koula = 16 pounds. Salote Tupou III was queen of Tonga from 1918 until her death in 1965.

''Recorded mintage:'' 3,000 proofs + unknown number of circulation strikes.

''Specification:'' 16.25 g, 0.917 fine gold.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-2; Fr-2. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Tonga 1962 1/4 koula]]
* [[Tonga 1962 koula|1962 koula]]
* [[Tonga 1975 seniti]]
* return to coins of [[Tonga]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1962]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale]]