EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (1958-1993)
EUROPA 1979 GOLD MEDALLIC ISSUE
GRADED BY NGC PROOFLIKE 69
CELEBRATING THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF ECU COINAGE
OBV: FULL FIGURE OF EUROPA WITH PARCHMENT RIGHT HAND, STANDING WITH HEAD TURNED LEFT WITHIN LAUREL WREATH BOUND WITH 9 BARS
REV: LETTERS "ECU" CONVERGING VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY AND DIVIDING DATE, DOTTED CIRCLE WITH SYMBOLS FOR MEMBER STATE COINAGE, MEDALLIONS WITH NAMES AND EMBLEMS REPRESENTING MEMBER COUNTRIES SURROUNDING
MEMBER STATES DEPICTED ARE:
BELGIUM (LION SEJANT REGARDANT)
GERMANY (EAGLE)
DENMARK (DOLPHIN & EAR OF WHEAT)
IRELAND (HARP)
FRANCE ("MARIANNE" LIBERTY HEAD WITH CAP)
ITALY (ROMAN SHE-WOLF)
LUXEMBURG (GRAND DUCAL CROWN)
THE NETHERLANDS (TULIP AND FLORAL SPRAY)
UNITED KINGDOM (ROSE, THISTLE, SHAMROCK & LEAK CONJOINED AT STEMS)
X # 32
CONTAINS 50 GRAMS OF .920 GOLD (1.4789 OZ AGW)
41 MM IN DIAMETER
ONLY 1,460 MINTED
PARIS MINT, CORNUCOPIA PRIVY MARK
