RARE 1st In History FranceLegal Tender Gold 5oz Liberta AM 500€ NGC MS70 FDOI

Description: 2023 France Monnaie de Paris Gold 5oz Liberta Americana 500€ NGC MS70 Antiqued - First Day of Issue NOT a medal - but Being struck as a legal tender coin for the FIRST TIME EVER in 240 years - Mintage: 50 - Face Value: 500 Euro - Fineness: 999 - Weight : 155.5 g- Diameter: 50mm- Antiqued Finished Include COA and wooden case ********See ebay listing - for a 2001 Gold medal 1.376 oz EBay item number:144868133436 with mintage of 1,776 pieces ******** Using the original 240 year old dies in the process No other medal in the canon of American numismatics is invested with so much history and importance as the Libertas Americana medal. It followed the declaration of American independence, whose date is placed in the obverse legend, and the support of France in the American cause. The two greatest American victories, that of Gates at Saratoga and Washington at Yorktown, are referenced with dates in the reverse exergue. The Paris Mint: 2020, Monnaie de Paris began the series “History of US Independency" with the arrival of La Fayette in Boston. They have decided to represent Libertas Americana: On the obverse, we see France, symbolized by Minerva, helmeted and armed with a spear, protecting an infant, the young America in the guise of Hercules as a child, seated in his swaddling clothes on a shield (representing the military origin of the new nation), choking two snakes, which refer to the victories over the armies of Generals Burgoyne at Saratoga and Cornwallis at Yorktown. The legend, taken from Book III of Horace's Odes, means 'the brave child was helped by the gods’. "17 / 19 OCT. 1777. /1781.". with signature of "DUPRÉ F." engraved under the leopard's tail, which is placed between its legs as a sign of cowardice. The year 2023 and "RF" République Française is also present. This coins are in High Relief with a patina. The reverse side depicts "Liberty", the left profile bust of a slender young woman, an American representation of Liberty. Her unbound hair fluttering in the wind, a staff topped by a cap of liberty resting on her right shoulder. She inspired Galle to engrave "French Liberty" for the monetary proof in 1792.Under the bust, one can see the signature of "DUPRÉ". Date in French "4 JUIL.1776.". Hallmarks and the face value

Price: 35000 USD

Location: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

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