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UNITED NATIONS. 1945-pres. AR Ducaton Essai (35mm, 12h). Struck by the Medallic Art Company, New York. By Karl Gruppe. Dated 1946. Flags of France, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the Republic of China; above, MONETARY UNITY/ WORLD PEACE; below, UNITED NATIONS/ ESSAI · DUCATON/ 1946 / Four groups of figures; FREEDOM ABOVE, in circle at center. FEAR · WANT · RELIGION · SPEECH. KM (X) 1; HK 871. In NGC encapsulation 3620288-005, graded MS 63. Mintage of 750.
When the United Nations was founded, American coin dealers Abe Kosoff and Hans M.F. Schulman thought to design a pattern for what they hoped may become a global currency. Struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York, the pair is rumored to have presented a gold specimen to U.N. Secretary-General Trygve Lie, in hopes that the design would be referred to a committee. Obviously, nothing came of this scheme.
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