Latvia 1993 100 latu

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 23182

This specimen was lot 23182 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LATVIA. 100 Latu, 1993. GEM BRILLIANT PROOF. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Incredibly brilliant and alluring, with lightly frosted devices. A seldom seen type, with a mintage of 5,000 pieces and containing just over a quarter of an ounce of gold." Latvia recovered her independence in 1992 and coinage resumed in 1992.

Recorded mintage: 5,000.

Specification: 13.34 g, .583 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-20; Fr-20.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• Latvia 1992 20 santimu
• 1998 100 latu
• Coins and currency dated 1993