Monaco 2002 20 euro
This specimen was lot 3255 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "MONACO, Rainier III. 1949-2005. 20 Euro 2002, Paris. Rainier III. Nur 3'500 Exemplare geprägt. Polierte Platte. Im Originaletui mit Zertifikat (principality of Monaco, Rainier III, 1949-2005, twenty euro of 2002, Paris mint. Only 3,500 pieces struck, Choice Proof, In original box with certificate)." The weight and mintage of this specimen does not match that reported in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: 10,000 per the SCWC, 3,500 per Numista.
Specification: 18 g, 0.925 fine gold, 32 mm diameter per the SCWC, 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter per Numista; this specimen 6.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 177, Gadoury MC182, Fr-36.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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