France 2017 200 euro Fr-1070
This specimen was lot 1830 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €1,650 (about US$2,146 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Cinquième République (1959-), AV 200 euro, 2017. Trésors de Paris - Statue de la Liberté. Ecrin et certificat n° 184. Titre 0,999. Flan poli. (France, Fifth Republic, since 1959, gold 200 euro of 2017, treasures of Paris--the Statue of Liberty. With box and certificate, Proof.)"
All the NCLT's of this denomination issued in 2017 were one ounce gold. Topics included chef Guy Savoy (Fr-1068), the Statue of Liberty (shown here), the age of iron and glass (Fr-1072), Scrooge McDuck (Fr-1076), the Venus de Milo (Fr-1077), the centennial of World War One (Fr-1080), the Place de la Concorde (Fr-1082), the Airbus (Fr-1085), the Spirit of St. Louis (Fr-1087) and Jean Paul Gaultier (Fr-1094). None are listed in the SCWC.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1.000 troy oz AGW, 37 mm diameter, this specimen 31,11 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Fr-1020.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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