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This specimen was lot 33523 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Nicholas I gold 10 Perpera 1910 MS62 NGC. Golden Jubilee. Tangerine tones along the legends make this an intriguing example." After maintaining her independence for centuries against the Turks, Montenegro was occupied by the Austrians during World War One and then the Serbs and more or less forcibly incorporated into Yugoslavia, Nicolas losing his throne in the process. The coinage runs 1906-14. This one year type commemorating the fiftieth year of Nicolas' reign is based not on the French ten francs but on the Austria corona, which is slightly heavier. [[Montenegro 1910 20 perpera Fr-5|Twenty]] and [[Montenegro 1910 100 perpera Fr-4|hundred perpera]] also exist. | This specimen was lot 33523 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Nicholas I gold 10 Perpera 1910 MS62 NGC. Golden Jubilee. Tangerine tones along the legends make this an intriguing example." After maintaining her independence for centuries against the Turks, Montenegro was occupied by the Austrians during World War One and then the Serbs and more or less forcibly incorporated into Yugoslavia, Nicolas losing his throne in the process. The coinage runs 1906-14. This one year type commemorating the fiftieth year of Nicolas' reign is based not on the French ten francs but on the Austria corona, which is slightly heavier. [[Montenegro 1910 20 perpera Fr-5|Twenty]] and [[Montenegro 1910 100 perpera Fr-4|hundred perpera]] also exist. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' 35,003. | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 35,003 plus 40,000 of the head right ([[Montenegro 1910 10 perpera Fr-3|KM 8]]). |
''Specification:'' 3.39 g, 0.900 fine gold. | ''Specification:'' 3.39 g, 0.900 fine gold. | ||
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| − | * [[Montenegro 1910 20 perpera Fr-2|1910 20 perpera | + | * [[Montenegro 1910 10 perpera Fr-3|1910 10 perpera, head right]] |
| + | * [[Montenegro 1910 20 perpera Fr-2|1910 20 perpera, head right]] | ||
* [[Montenegro 1910 20 perpera Fr-5|1910 20 perpera, laureate head]] | * [[Montenegro 1910 20 perpera Fr-5|1910 20 perpera, laureate head]] | ||
* [[Montenegro 1910 100 perpera Fr-1|1910 100 perpera]] | * [[Montenegro 1910 100 perpera Fr-1|1910 100 perpera]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:20, 13 February 2026
This specimen was lot 33523 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "Nicholas I gold 10 Perpera 1910 MS62 NGC. Golden Jubilee. Tangerine tones along the legends make this an intriguing example." After maintaining her independence for centuries against the Turks, Montenegro was occupied by the Austrians during World War One and then the Serbs and more or less forcibly incorporated into Yugoslavia, Nicolas losing his throne in the process. The coinage runs 1906-14. This one year type commemorating the fiftieth year of Nicolas' reign is based not on the French ten francs but on the Austria corona, which is slightly heavier. Twenty and hundred perpera also exist.
Recorded mintage: 35,003 plus 40,000 of the head right (KM 8).
Specification: 3.39 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-6, KM 9.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
- 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.
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