Monaco 2005 10 euro

Jean Elsen sale 162, lot 2000

This specimen was lot 2000 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €240 (about US$333 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"MONACO, Principauté, Rainier III (1949-2005), AV 10 euro, 2005, Paris. 3313 p. frappés. Écrin et certificat. Titre 0,900. (principality of Monaco, Rainier III, 1949-2005, gold ten euro of 2005, Paris mint. Proof, with box and certificate.)"

Recorded mintage: 3,313.

Specification: 3.22 g, 0.900 fine gold, 18 mm diameter per Numista; this specimen 3,22 g.

Catalog reference: KM 187, Gadoury MC187.

Source:

• 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

Link to:

• 2002 50 cent
• 2002 20 euro
• Netherlands 2005 10 euro, 60th anniversary of liberation
• France 2005 10 euro, fiftieth anniversary of the European flag
• 2007 2 euro, Princess Grace
• Coins and currency dated 2005