France 2015 1000 euro
This specimen was lot 1357 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,079 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"5. Republik, 1959- 1000 Euro 2015. Feingewicht total 20 Gramm. Im Originaletui. Polierte Platte. FDC. (Fifth Republic, since 1959, one thousand euros of 2015, Pure gold weight total 20 grams, in original box, Choice Proof.)"
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. This gold coin honors the cock, long the symbol of France. This specimen failed to realize its face value, suggesting that it has been demonetized.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 20 g, 0.999 fine gold, .642 oz AGW, 39 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM unknown, Fr-V11.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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