Numismatica Genevensis SA
Auction 8 24-25 November 2014
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LE MONDE ARABE
ARABIA - SAUDI ARABIA
THE FIRST GOLD ONE-OUNCE REPRESENTING MECCA, WITH ITS CERTIFICATE.
Once d'or AH 1434 (2012). PREMIERE PIECE FRAPPEE. Frappe sur FLAN BRUNI. Vue de la Kaaba entourée de fidèles à La Mecque / Vue de Médine. Valeur et date au-dessous. Tranche lisse. 31,26g.
La nouvelle once d'or du Monde arabe. Le 1er exemplaire frappé, accompagné de son certificat. A l'état de frappe.
Designed by Huguenin and struck by Cendre & Métaux in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, this one-ounce piece is the first one-ounce coin to depict the holy sites of Islam. Today, more than 13 million Muslims make the annual Pilgrimage to Mecca, making it one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Hundreds of thousands of believers also travel each year to Medina, home to the tomb of the Prophet. It was here that Muhammad's first companions gathered after He left Mecca, marking the start of the Hegira (622 of the Common Era).
ARABIA - SAUDI ARABIA
THE FIRST GOLD ONE-OUNCE REPRESENTING MECCA, WITH ITS CERTIFICATE.
Once d'or AH 1434 (2012). PREMIERE PIECE FRAPPEE. Frappe sur FLAN BRUNI. Vue de la Kaaba entourée de fidèles à La Mecque / Vue de Médine. Valeur et date au-dessous. Tranche lisse. 31,26g.
La nouvelle once d'or du Monde arabe. Le 1er exemplaire frappé, accompagné de son certificat. A l'état de frappe.
Designed by Huguenin and struck by Cendre & Métaux in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland, this one-ounce piece is the first one-ounce coin to depict the holy sites of Islam. Today, more than 13 million Muslims make the annual Pilgrimage to Mecca, making it one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Hundreds of thousands of believers also travel each year to Medina, home to the tomb of the Prophet. It was here that Muhammad's first companions gathered after He left Mecca, marking the start of the Hegira (622 of the Common Era).