In 2010 to celebrate the Summer Olympic Games and the sport of Handball which France are the reigning World Olympic Champions, the Monnaie de Paris released a very Limited Issue 50 Fifty Euro Gold Proof Coin struck in solid .920 Gold and weighing one-quarter of an ounce of pure Gold.
In the background portrays Big Ben which is there to remind us that the next Olympic Games will be held in London in 2010. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 1,000 Coins Worldwide
Finished to Monnaie de Paris Proof Quality
Minted in Solid .920 Gold Weighing One Quarter of an Ounce of Pure Gold
Celebrating the Summer Games and the sport of Handball
