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20 Euro – France

Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: European Tales : Sleeping Beauty
France
Context
Year: 2003
Issuer: France Issuer flag
Period:
(since 1958)
Currency:
(since 2002)
Total mintage: 309
Material
Diameter: 31 mm
Weight: 17 g
Gold weight: 15.64 g
Shape: Round
Composition: 92% Gold
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Medal alignment
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Reverse
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References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard2009
Numista: #118590
Value
Exchange value: 20 EUR = $23.63
Bullion value: $2604.70
Inflation-adjusted value: 29.74 EUR

Obverse

Description:
A magic wand with a starry scroll and objects from European fairy tales. The central design includes the "20 €" face value, mint marks, and the motto "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ". Below are the year "2003", "RF" for the French Republic, and the fairy tale opening "IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS...".
Inscription:
20 €

LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ

IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS ...

RF

2003
Translation:
20 Euros

LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY

ONCE UPON A TIME ...

RF

2003
Language: French

Reverse

Description:
Charles Perrault's 1697 tale, "La Belle au bois dormant," illustrated with the sleeping princess, the spindle, the fairy, the queen, and the castle.
Inscription:
LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT

Edge

Categories

Art> Literature

Mints

NameMark
Monnaie de Paris

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
2003309Proof

Series: Tales from My Childhood

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