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[[Image:France JE139-0954.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 139, lot 954]]

This specimen was lot 954 in Jean Elsen sale 139 (Brussels, December 2018), where it sold for €235 (about US$314 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Cinquième République (1959-), AV 50 euro, 2013. Grands navires français. La Gloire. Ecrin et certificat n° 272. Titre 0,920. Flan poli.'' (France, Fifth republic, 1959-, gold fifty euro of 2013, on the grand ships of France: ''La Gloire''. Box and certificate included. Proof.)"</blockquote> 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, one of a series celebrating famous French ships, was accompanied by a five ounce silver NCLT (KM 1777).

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000.

''Specification:'' 8.45 g, .920 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, .250 troy oz AGW, this specimen 8,45 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1776, Fr-970.

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 139,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018. 

''Link to:''
* [[France 2004 50 euro KM-1394|2004 50 euro, Europa]]
* [[France 2012 5000 euro KM-1928|2012 5000 euro Hercules]]
* [[France 2013 2 cent|2013 2 cent]]
* [[France 2013 200 euro KM-2101|2013 200 euro, 850th anniversary of the beginning of construction of Notre-Dame de Paris]]
* [[France 2013 5000 euro KM-1928|2013 5000 euro, rooster]]
* [[France 2014 50 euro KM-2169|2014 50 euro, FIFA World Cup in Brazil, ¼ oz gold]]
* [[France 2016 50 euro KM-2333|2016 50 euro, Petit Palais, Musee d'Orsay, 5 oz silver]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2013]]
* return to coins of [[Euro coinage of France (1999 to date)|France]]

[[Category: Coinage of the Euro Zone]][[Category:Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 139]]