Baldwin's Hong Kong Coin Auction
Auction 53 23 August 2012
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COINS . CHINA – YEAR OF THE DRAGON. Great Britain, Alderney: Gold Proof £1000 (1 Kilogram) Coin, 2012, Year of the Dragon, weight 1005g, 0.999 Fine Gold, minted by The Royal Mint, with certificate No. 2 and in original case of issue. Brilliant mint state and extremely rare
mintage 10 pieces only
The coin is legal tender in Alderney, the third largest of the British Channel Islands. The obverse bears the acclaimed portrait of The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS and its unique Dragon reverse has been created by the most senior engraver in the Royal Mint, Gordon Summers..
Estimate: US$80,000-100,000
mintage 10 pieces only
The coin is legal tender in Alderney, the third largest of the British Channel Islands. The obverse bears the acclaimed portrait of The Queen by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS and its unique Dragon reverse has been created by the most senior engraver in the Royal Mint, Gordon Summers..
Estimate: US$80,000-100,000