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''Recorded mintage:'' 2,500 plus 750 proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 2,500 plus 750 proofs. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 15.96 g, .917 fine gold (same standard as a British [[Great Britain 1983 2 pounds|double sovereign]]). | + | ''Specification:'' 15.96 g, 0.917 fine gold (same standard as a British [[Great Britain 1983 2 pounds|double sovereign]]). |
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-1; KM-39. | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-1; KM-39. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[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. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:24, 8 August 2023
This specimen was lot 6903 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $564. The catalog description[1] noted, "MAURITIUS. 200 Rupees, 1971. NGC MS-68. The first gold coin struck as an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Rich orange gold color with full satin cartwheel luster." This is the only issue of the denomination.
Recorded mintage: 2,500 plus 750 proofs.
Specification: 15.96 g, 0.917 fine gold (same standard as a British double sovereign).
Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-39.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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