20 Euros Sleeping Beauty

Features

Issuer France
Period Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2003
Value 20 Euros
20 EUR = USD 22
Currency Euro (2002-date)
Composition Gold (.920)
Weight 17 g
Diameter 31 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
118590
References KM# 2009
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

European Tales : Sleeping Beauty

Obverse

A magic wand with a scroll of stars and a world of objects related to European children's tales. The face value "20 €", the marks of the monetary workshop and the motto "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ", are in the center of the coin. Underneath, the year "2003", "RF" the name of the issuing state of the French Republic, and the famous beginning of the children's tales "IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS ...".Automatically translated

Lettering:
20 €
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ
IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS ...
RF
2003

Reverse

Sleeping Beauty is a children's story created by Charles Perrault in 1697. The name of the tale is written at the top of the piece "LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT". In the center, the representation of the princess colored asleep with the spindle, the net a cattail, the evil queen and in the background the castle.Automatically translated

Lettering: LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT

Mint

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Hunting horn Hubert Larivière, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2003-2011)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2003  Hunting horn 309 Proof

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