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CAMBODIA. 5 Piece Pattern Set, 1860. PCGS AU-DETAILS to SP-64 Secure Holder.

Lec-36; 47a; 59; 69; 81a. Struck in Gold. VERY RARE. Cambodia became a French protectorate in August of 1863 as a result of King Norodom petitioning the French Consul for assistance. Previously, the county had been a dependency of Vietnam dating back to the previous century, and after a number of border disagreements with both Siam and Vietnam, Cambodia became aligned with the French and was eventually attached to French Indochina in 1887. Though dated 1860, three years prior to the protectorate period, the coins from this series were first struck in 1875 within a Brussels workshop, with the press eventually being shipped to King Norodom who then had it installed in Phnom-Penh. None of the coins from this series were struck for circulation, instead being reserved for use only at important state functions with the Sovereign himself personally handing the coins out. On the occasion of the passing of the Queen-Mother in 1897, King Norodom had the dies retrieved in 1899 for the striking of additional specimens. With the exception of the Piastre denomination all of the types from the series were restruck in very limited quantities. After many years of storage, the dies had become corroded and the resulting damage can be seen particularly in the fields, much as is the case with the coins offered here. Each and every denomination in this set is extraordinarily rare; to assemble the entire set as seen here has been a remarkable achievement. Offered as a complete set in an effort to maintain their interrelated numismatic importance, this may well be a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire this historic set of coins intact. The 25 and 50 Centimes are SP61, the 1 Franc is SP64, the 2 Franc is Unc Details with a small spot of tooling on the reverse, and the 4 Franc is AU with an area of repair on the king's portrait.

PCGS AU Details to SP-64 Secure Holders.

Estimate: $40000.00- $50000.00