A Minox VEF Riga Sub-Miniature Camera£1,200
12 Nov 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 415 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Minox Riga
miniature
The Minox Riga typically sells for £420 (median of 52 recorded sales, 1999–2025; solid evidence, version mix).
See all 54 recorded sales: the date, saleroom or eBay listing, version and price of each →
Typical sale price
£420
median of 52 sales, 1999–2025
Solidversion mix
Middle half of sales: £346–£680
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£42048 sales
Ritterkreuz£1,0604 sales£856–£1,241Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1999; no trend line.
Latest sales All 54 →
A Minox VEF Riga Sub-Miniature Camera£70
16 Apr 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 255 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
○ version can’t tell◆ ▼ far below the rest
A Minox VEF Riga Sub-Miniature Camera£520
21 Nov 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 289 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Minox Riga 'Ritterkreuz'£773
10 Jun 2023 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €900 · lot AI_20220121_1128_41434hammer ↗
A Minox VEF Riga Sub-Miniature Camera£620
23 May 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 237 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
What it is
The Minox Riga is the original Minox subminiature camera, produced by VEF (Valsts Elektrotehniskā Fabrika) in Riga, Latvia from 1938. Designed by Walter Zapp, it uses the 8x11mm film format in a stainless-steel body and was the first model in the Minox line, predating the post-war German production.
Inspect the stainless-steel shell for dents and corrosion at the seams, check that the pull-push action operates smoothly and that the shutter fires at all speeds, and verify the viewfinder optics are clear. Original VEF-marked cassettes, the chain measuring tool and a matching leather case add to value, and provenance matters because reproduction parts and later Minox cassettes are sometimes substituted.
Generated summary, 20 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Questions
Why is the Minox Riga collectable?
It is the first Minox subminiature camera, made in Latvia from 1938, and its stainless-steel construction and pre-war production history give it a distinct place in the Minox lineage that drives its value above the later German-made models.
What should I check before buying a Minox Riga?
Confirm that the shutter fires across its speed range, that the pull-push mechanism is smooth, that the body is free of corrosion, and that any included cassettes are genuine VEF-era items rather than later replacements.
Facts
- Maker
- Minox
- Type
- miniature
- Sales in the typical price
- 52
- First sale
- 14 Jan 1999
- Latest sale
- 12 Nov 2025
- Median
- £420
- Middle half
- £346–£680
- Evidence
- Solid · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Minox Riga: typical sale price £420, the median of 52 recorded sales, 1999–2025, middle half £346–£680 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/m/minox/riga/
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