China 1996 50 yuan KM-916

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Künker sale 406, lot 3748

This specimen was lot 3748 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,674 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"CHINA, Volksrepublik. 50 Yuan 1995. Erfindungen und Entdeckungen des Altertums - 5. Serie. Schiff. 15,55 g Feingold. GOLD. R Polierte Platte. (people's republic of China, fifty yuan of 1995, ancient inventions and discoveries, ship. Rare, proof.)"

This NCLT is one of a series honoring Chinese inventions and discoveries.

Recorded mintage: 1,200.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.500 troy oz AGW, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-166; KM-916; Wang/Chan/Lin CC-884.

Source:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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