France 2003 20 euro KM-2004
This specimen was lot 22558 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 20 Euros, 2003. Brilliant Proof Uncirculated. Brilliant proof with hard mirrored surfaces and frosted devices. Sold in original display case with rendition of Mona Lisa on lid, and certificate of authenticity #0037. SOLD AS IS/NO RETURNS." This NCLT was accompanied by a silver ten euro (KM 2004). The treaty which established the euro in 1999 gave specifications for the one cent thru two euro coins which are legal tender throughout the European Union. Higher denominations are not legal tender and each country is free to issue commemoratives as it sees fit, a right the Paris mint has ruthlessly exploited.
Recorded mintage: 999.
Specification: 163.80 g, 0.950 fine silver, 5 oz ASW, 50 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-2004.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
Link to:
- 2003 10 cent
- 2003 5 euro, la Semeuse, bimetallic gold/silver
- 2003 10 euro, centennial of the Tour de France
- 2003 10 euro, Europa
- 2003 20 euro, centennial of the Tour de France, peloton
- 2003 20 euro, centennial of the Tour de France, cyclist left
- 2003 20 euro, la Semeuse
- 2003 100 euro, Mona Lisa, gold
- 2004 20 euro, papal palace in Avignon
- 2004 20 euro, 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion
- 2004 20 euro, la Semeuse
- 2004 20 euro, Europa
- 2004 20 euro, centennial of the "Entente Cordiale"
- Coins and currency dated 2003