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[[Image:Nepal S63-1392.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 1392]] | [[Image:Nepal S63-1392.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 1392]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1392 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$940 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEPAL, Birendra Bir Bikram, 1972-2001. 1/2 Tola 1988. Schneeleopard. Polierte Platte.'' (kingdom of[[Nepal]], Birendra Bir Bikram, 1972-2001, half tola of 1988, snow leopard, Choice Proof.)"</blockquote> This design also appeared on a quarter ounce asarphi (KM 1038) and one ounce asarphi (KM 1040). | + | This specimen was lot 1392 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$940 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEPAL, Birendra Bir Bikram, 1972-2001. 1/2 Tola 1988. Schneeleopard. Polierte Platte.'' (kingdom of[[Nepal]], Birendra Bir Bikram, 1972-2001, half tola of 1988, snow leopard, Choice Proof.)"</blockquote> This design also appeared on a 1000 rupees ([[Nepal VS2045 1000 rupees|KM 1036]]), a quarter ounce asarphi (KM 1038) and one ounce asarphi (KM 1040). |
''Recorded mintage:'' est. 8,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 8,000. | ||
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* [[Nepal VS2043 asarfi|VS 2043 (1986) asarfi, 1 oz gold, Ganges river dolphins]] | * [[Nepal VS2043 asarfi|VS 2043 (1986) asarfi, 1 oz gold, Ganges river dolphins]] | ||
| + | * [[Nepal VS2045 1000 rupees|VS 2045 (1988) 1000 rupees, snow leopard, 5 oz silver]] | ||
* [[Nepal VS2047 1/4 asarfi|VS 2047 asarphi, ⅓ oz gold, Save the Children]] | * [[Nepal VS2047 1/4 asarfi|VS 2047 asarphi, ⅓ oz gold, Save the Children]] | ||
* [[Nepal VS2060 asarphi|VS 2060 (2003) asarphi, Conquest of Mt. Everest]] | * [[Nepal VS2060 asarphi|VS 2060 (2003) asarphi, Conquest of Mt. Everest]] | ||
Revision as of 09:23, 8 May 2025
This specimen was lot 1392 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$940 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEPAL, Birendra Bir Bikram, 1972-2001. 1/2 Tola 1988. Schneeleopard. Polierte Platte. (kingdom ofNepal, Birendra Bir Bikram, 1972-2001, half tola of 1988, snow leopard, Choice Proof.)"
This design also appeared on a 1000 rupees (KM 1036), a quarter ounce asarphi (KM 1038) and one ounce asarphi (KM 1040).
Recorded mintage: est. 8,000.
Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, this specimen 15.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1039. Fr-66.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
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