Maldives 1990 rufiyaa

Stack's Bowers 2019 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72437

This specimen was lot 72437 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $85. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MALDIVES. Rufiyaa, 1990. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Gold Shield. Tied with just one other specimen as the finest certified by PCGS, this blistering Gem yields highly mirrored surfaces and lightly frosted devices. Ex: King's Norton Mint Collection." The Maldives are an island group in the Indian Ocean; they were a protectorate of Britain 1887-1968. The natives make their living by fishing. This type was struck 1984, 1990 and 1996 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.41 g, copper-nickel, 25.9 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-73a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1982 rufiyaa
• AH 1404/1984 100 rufiyaa, Year of Disabled Persons
• AH 1410/1990 250 rufiyaa, Olympic Games, swimming
• AH 1410/1990 1000 rufiyaa, 25th anniversary of independence
• Coins and currency dated 1990