View source for Monaco 1966 200 francs Fr-32

[[Image:Monaco 1966 200 francs obv JElsen 112-1503.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 112, lot 1503]]
[[Image:Monaco 1966 200 francs rev JElsen 112-1503.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 1503 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for €975 (about US$1,524 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, MONACO, Rainier III (1949-2005), AV 200 francs, 1966, 10e anniversaire de mariage. Flan Poli'' (Monaco, Rainier III (1949-2005), gold two hundred francs of 1966, on his tenth wedding anniversary, Proof.)"</blockquote> This type was struck by the Paris mint for Spink and Son, the London coin dealers. It was accompanied by a silver ten francs but has no legal tender status.

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000 proofs plus 5,000 circulation strikes.

''Specification:'' 32 g, .920 fine gold. 

''Catalog reference:'' Gad-167; Fr-32. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Unusual World Coins, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 112,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012. 

''Link to:''
* [[Monaco 1971 5 francs]]
* [[Monaco 2007 2 euro KM-186|2007 2 euro, Princess Grace]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1966]]
* return to coins of [[Monaco]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 112]]