50 Vatu History of Gold

Features

Issuer	Vanuatu › Vanuatu (1980-date)
Period	Republic (1980-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1998
Value	50 Vatu 50 VUV = USD 0.42
Currency	Vatu (1982-date)
Composition	Gold (.999)
Weight	1.24 g
Diameter	13.92 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Number	N# 56012
References	KM# 31 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 49 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

History of Gold

Obverse

The arms of Vanuatu featuring a Melanesian warrior standing in front of a curved boar's tooth above a scroll reading "LONG GOD YUMI STANAP" and the date above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RIPABLIK 1998 BLONG
LONG GOD YUMI STANAP
VANUATU

Translation:
Republic of Vanuatu
In God We Stand

Reverse

Image of a Spanish 8 escudos 1704 gold coin, denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VANUATU HISTORY OF GOLD
REX 1704 HISPANIARVM
P 8 S 8
50 VATU

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Valcambi, Balerna, Switzerland (1961-date)

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1998			25 000							$ 130		Proof

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Bullion value: USD 172.89 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 0.040 oz

Current gold price: 4340.95 USD/oz (see gold price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Katz E-Auction 12 Lot 377	1 Apr 2018	UNC	USD 46.13 (EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz E-Auction 11 Lot 376	24 Feb 2018	UNC	USD 46.13 (EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Monnaies d'Antan Auction 16 Lot 1747	22 Nov 2014	UNC (PCGS Proof 69 Deep Cameo)	USD 34.60 (EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Monnaies d'Antan