1032
Republic. Silver 4000-Reis, 1900, 51.03g. Struck for the 400
th
Anniversary of the Discovery. Two sets
of arms. Rev. Pedro Alvares Cabbai, star with 20 rays (KM 502.2). A few small surface marks, almost
uncirculated with an attractive tone and underlying lustre.
$ 800
BULGARIA
1033
Tsardom. Ferdinand I (1908-1918). Gold 100-Leva, 1912, 32.26g. Bare head left. Rev. Arms, date in
very small numerals below, thin legend (F 5; KM 34). Abrasion marks both sides and small scratches
below truncation, otherwise prooflike with highly reflective fields, close to mint state.
A rare issue
originally struck in 1912.
$ 2,500
struck to commemorate the Independence from Ottoman Empire on September 22, 1908
BURMA
1034
Mindon Min (1853-1878). Gold 5-Mu (½-Mohur), 1228CS (1866). Chinthe. Rev. Legend and wreath
(F 4a; KM A26; R&S -). In PCGS holder certified “Genuine, Tooled, AU Details”, fields heavily tooled
and brushed, otherwise good very fine.
Very
rare
.
$ 12,500
ex Hong Kong Coin Auction 42, Baldwin’s-MaTakWo, 30 August 2007, lot 765
