2004 GOLD ESSAI ST. PIERRE 20 EURO GREAT BLUE HERON PATTERN NGC PROOF 68 ULTRA CAMEO 300 MINTED

OVERSEAS COLLECTIVITY OF SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON (SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIAL OVERSEAS COLLECTIVITY OF FRANCE)

WILDLIFE PROTECTION SERIES – THE GREAT BLUE HERON

GOLD TWENTY EUROS ESSAI PATTERN COIN

CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 68 ULTRA CAMEO

ONLY 300 MINTED!

OBV: COAT OF ARMS OF ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON LEFT; DATE AND FRENCH REPBULIC LOGO RIGHT, WITH WORD “ESSAI” BOTTOM RIGHT.

REV: GREAT BLUE HERON TAKING FLIGHT OVER WATER LEFT, FISH IN ITS BEAK; DENOMINATION UNDER HERON.

KM # XE15 PATTERN

THE GREAT BLUE HERON (ARDEA HERODIAS) IS A LARGE WADING BIRD IN THE HERON FAMILY. OFTEN FOUND NEAR THE SHORES OF OPEN WATER AND IN WETLANDS. IT RANGES OVER MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, AS WELL AS THE CARIBBEAN AND THE GALAPAGOS.

THE LARGEST HERON IN NORTH AMERICA, THE GREAT BLUE HERON, IT MEASURES HEAD TO TAIL IN AVERAGE FROM 39-54 INCHES, WITH A WINGSPAN OF 66-79 INCHES, AND WEIGHS AROUND 4 TO 7.9 POUNDS.

THE OVERSEAS COLLECTIVITY OF SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON IS LOCATED NEAR LABRADOR AND NEW FOUNDLAND, CANADA, AND IS COMPRISED OF THREE MAIN ISLANDS AND SEVERAL SMALLER ISLANDS. IT IS THE ONLY PART OF WHAT WAS NEW FRANCE THAT IS STILL CONTROLLED BY FRANCE.

ONLY 300 MINTED!

CONTAINS 8.53 GRAMS OF 9167 FINE GOLD

0.2514 OZ AGW

27 MM IN DIAMETER