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United Nations Monetary Silver Pattern

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:50.00 CAD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 CAD
United Nations Monetary Silver Pattern
SOLD
140.00CAD+ (28.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 Nov 20 @ 17:26UTC-5 : EST/CDT

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Idea for an international coinage was conceived by Messrs. A. Kosoff and Hans M. F. Schulman in 1945 when the United Nations came into being, their thought being that if all nations had a common currency in addition to a common language (a subject then being discussed), they could work together in greater harmony. Karl Gruppe designed a pattern, using Kosoff's suggestion of a Four Freedoms reverse. In 1946, Medallic Art Co., NY. HK-871 Silver. 37mm. 750 minted.