French Gold Coins 50 Euro 2004 Bicentennial of Napoleon's coronation

French Gold Coins 50 Euro 2004, Bicentennial of Napoleon's coronation

Obverse
On the obverse, is a laureate portrait of Napoleon; in the background a hand bearing a crown, and a figure figure wearing a coronet, with hands clasped as in prayer. The obverse demonstrates the crowning of Josephine de Beauharnais. She was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and thus the First Empress of the French. Bears the legend:- 1804 COURONNEMENT DE NAPOLÉON

Reverse
Napoleon's greatest reform of the Consulate Period was the creation of a universal system of laws that replaced contradictory and antiquated provincial policies. The Code Civil was complied, ratified, and signed under the First Consul's direction. The reverse refers to a grand ceremony in the Notre Dame Cathedral on 2nd December 1804, where the First Consul was crowned Emperor Napoleon I. On the reverse, there is a representation of a book, with the inscription on its spine:
CODE CIVIL 1804 - 2004 with an eagle to the left, and the legend:- LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ 2004 50 EURO

Technical Specifications
Denomination Diameter Weight   Fineness Gold Content
50 Euros              37   31.1000   .9990        .9989


Date   Description                 Grade        Mintage     Price £ Price $
2004 Coronation of Napoleon Proof, FDC 2,000 £1,390 $2,235