Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens and Commemorative Medals

Burma, Union, Proof 8 Pe, 1952/1314 CS, security edge, 12h (KM. 31a; cf. Spink Australia 25, 1037). Brilliant mint state, obverse attractively toned, very rare £500-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Group of 20th Century Royal Mint Proof-Record Coins, ex Melbourne Mint Museum.

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Provenance: Noble Numismatics Auction 91 (Melbourne), 21-3 July 2009, lot 2015 (part).

Slabbed in NGC holder, graded PF 64. In March 1952 the Burmese government passed an Act to create a decimal coinage, but prior to that an order of 1,642,000 business strikes, and a small but unknown number of proofs, of which this is one, was placed with London