Difference between revisions of "Tonga 1986 1/2 hau"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replacement - " .917 fine gold" to " 0.917 fine gold") |
m (Text replacement - "Zurich," to "Zürich,") |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Tonga, Sincona 38-2013.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 38, lot 2013]] | [[Image:Tonga, Sincona 38-2013.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 38, lot 2013]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2013 in Sincona sale 38 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2013 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$400 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Taufa`ahau Topou IV. 1965-2005 1/2 Hau 1986. Polierte Platte. FDC.'' (kingdom of Tonga, Taufa`ahau Topou IV, 1965-2005, half hau of 1986. Choice Proof.)"</blockquote> This NCLT was issued by [[Tonga]] to honor the 25th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund by featuring a local guinea fowl. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,000 proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 5,000 proofs. | ||
Revision as of 08:13, 11 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2013 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$400 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Taufa`ahau Topou IV. 1965-2005 1/2 Hau 1986. Polierte Platte. FDC. (kingdom of Tonga, Taufa`ahau Topou IV, 1965-2005, half hau of 1986. Choice Proof.)"
This NCLT was issued by Tonga to honor the 25th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund by featuring a local guinea fowl.
Recorded mintage: 5,000 proofs.
Specification: 10 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 10.00 g.
Catalog reference: KM 122, Fr-33.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
Link to:
- Tonga 1978 2 pa'anga F.A.O.
- Bermuda 1986 dollar KM-50 green sea turtle
- Botswana 1986 2 pula KM-18 slaty egret
- China 1986 5 yuan KM-150 panda
- Fiji 1986 10 dollars ground frog
- Samoa 1986 10 tala KM-72 Samoan fantail
- Tanzania 1986 100 shilingi elephants
- Tonga 1986 2 pa'anga humpback whales
- Zambia 1986 10 kwacha white-winged flufftail
- Cayman Islands 1987 5 dollars KM-95 parrot
- Falkland Islands 1987 50 pence penguins
- Gambia 1987 20 dalasis colobus monkey
- Indonesia 1987 10000 rupiah babirusa
- Jersey 1987 2 pounds pigeons
- Mexico 1987 100 pesos Monarch butterfly
- Mongolia 1987 25 tugrik snow leopard
- Philippines 1987 200 piso Mindoro buffalo
- Sierra Leone 1987 10 leones pygmy hippopotamus
- Thailand BE2530 200 baht Siamese fireback pheasant
- Coins and currency dated 1986
- return to coins of Tonga