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[[Image:JE158-1829.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1829]]

This specimen was lot 1829 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<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Cinquième République (1959-), AV 200 euro, 2015. Le Petit Prince. Ecrin et certificat n° 481. Titre 0,999. Flan poli.'' ([[France]], Fifth Republic, since 1959, gold 200 euro of 2015, the Little Prince. With box and certificate, Proof.)"</blockquote> All the NCLT's of this denomination issued in 2015 were one ounce gold. Topics included the rugby World Cup ([[France 2015 200 euro Fr-1033|Fr-1033]]), the Year of the Goat (Fr-1002), Raymond Poincaré (Fr-1006), Charles de Gaulle (Fr-1008), Francois Mitterand (Fr-1010), Les Invalides (Fr-1014), the Little Prince (shown here), 70th anniversary of V-E day (Fr-1027) and the Sevres ceramics factory (Fr-1030). 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 31,12 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, Fr-1020.

''[[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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[France 2014 200 euro KM-2170|2014 200 euro, FIFA World Cup in Brazil, 1 oz gold]]
* [[France 2014 200 euro KM-2180|2014 200 euro, centennial of World War One, Taxis of the Marne, 1 oz gold]]
* [[France 2014 500 euro KM-2140|2014 500 euro, Europa series, Ariane spacecraft, 5 oz gold]]
* [[France 2015 5 euro Fr-1025|2015 5 euro, the Little Prince]]
* [[France 2015 50 euro Fr-1022|2015 50 euro, the Little Prince]]
* [[France 2015 200 euro Fr-1033|2015 200 euro, World Cup of rugby, 1 oz gold]]
* [[France 2015 1000 euro]], rooster
* [[France 2015 5000 euro]], rooster
* [[France 2017 200 euro Fr-1070|2017 200 euro, Statue of Liberty, 1 oz gold]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2015]]
* return to [[Euro coinage of France (1999 to date)]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 158]][[Category: Gold coins of France]][[Category: Coinage of the Euro Zone]]

France 2015 200 euro Fr-1020 - Revision history

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