20 Ecus - Gourdon en Quercy

20 Ecus - Gourdon en Quercy - obverse20 Ecus - Gourdon en Quercy - reverse

© Pierre GERARD

Features

Location France
Type Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro
Year 1995
Value 20 ECU (20 XEU)
Currency ECU (1979-1999)
Composition Silver (.800)
Weight 13 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 3 September 1995
Number
N#
206282

Commemorative issue

Transition to the single currencyAutomatically translated

Obverse

Altar and choir of Gourdon church, center. At the top along the scroll: "Bienvenue en pays BOURIAN" (Welcome to BOURIAN country)
below, along the scroll, the 12 stars of EuropeAutomatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: Bienvenue en pays BOURIAN

Engraver: Gérard Buquoy

Reverse

Coat of arms of Gourdon en Quercy surmounted by "GOURDON en quercy" and accosted on the left by 20 and on the right by ECUS
underneath: ". 10 aout 3 sept 1995" corne d'abondance and "2".Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GOURDON
en quercy
20
ECUS
. 10 aout 3 sept 1995 2

Engraver: Gérard Buquoy

Edge

Smooth

Mint

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

Comments

Emise par l'office municipal du tourisme de Gourdon avec l'Association "Bienvenue en pays Bourian" et "l'association des collectionneurs" dans le but de sensibiliser la population à la future monnaie européenne et de faire une animation estivale sur le tourisme européen. Elle avait cours libératoire du 10 août au 3 septembre 1995 dans les commerces volontaires de la ville. il a été émis 4 types de monnaies: 1 écu; 3 écus; 20 écus et 450 écus en or (4 exemplaires)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1995  600

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