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[[Image:Uganda JE138-1314.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 1314]] | [[Image:Uganda JE138-1314.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 1314]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1314 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €1,280 (about US$1,776 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''UGANDA, République (1962-), AV 5000 shillings, 1981. Rare Seulement 100 p. frappées. Fleur de Coin.'' (republic of Uganda, since 1962, gold 5000 shillings of 1981. Rare, only 100 pieces struck, uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This NCLT was accompanied by a silver 500 shillings ([[Uganda 1981 500 shillings|KM 23]]). | + | This specimen was lot 1314 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €1,280 (about US$1,776 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''UGANDA, République (1962-), AV 5000 shillings, 1981. Rare Seulement 100 p. frappées. Fleur de Coin.'' (republic of Uganda, since 1962, gold 5000 shillings of 1981. Rare, only 100 pieces struck, uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This NCLT was accompanied by a silver 500 shillings ([[Uganda 1981 500 shillings|KM 23]]). Like many impoverished African countries, Ugandan circulation coinage is scanty. The local elites find paper currency cheaper to produce and easier to manipulate. As of December 2023, US$1 = 3,756 shillings. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 100 + 100 proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 100 + 100 proofs. | ||
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* [[Uganda 1981 500 shillings]] | * [[Uganda 1981 500 shillings]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1981]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1981]] | ||
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[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 138]][[Category: Gold coins of Africa]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 138]][[Category: Gold coins of Africa]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:01, 21 December 2023
This specimen was lot 1314 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €1,280 (about US$1,776 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"UGANDA, République (1962-), AV 5000 shillings, 1981. Rare Seulement 100 p. frappées. Fleur de Coin. (republic of Uganda, since 1962, gold 5000 shillings of 1981. Rare, only 100 pieces struck, uncirculated.)"
This NCLT was accompanied by a silver 500 shillings (KM 23). Like many impoverished African countries, Ugandan circulation coinage is scanty. The local elites find paper currency cheaper to produce and easier to manipulate. As of December 2023, US$1 = 3,756 shillings.
Recorded mintage: 100 + 100 proofs.
Specification: 33.93 g, 0.917 fine gold, .993 oz.
Catalog reference: Fr-6, KM 25.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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