1979 A GOLD 50 GRAMS ECU EURO NGC PROOF LIKE 69 "EUROPA" ONLY 1,460 MINTED

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