Phil's photos with the keyword: French

A French Gold & Silver coin / medallion issued to commemorate the introduction of the new Euro coinage that was released into circulation on January 1st, 2002. The obverse of the medal (shown here) depicts scenes and events from French history, a Gold €50 with the names of all the member countries that have converted to the Euro and a Golden portrait of the Goddess Europa. It's reverse design (posted elsewhere in my "photostream") depicts a map of Europe. This coin is made of pure ("fine") Silver with 24 carat / karat Gold gilding and weighs 20 grams (0.7 ounces). Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.