| Issuer | France |
| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Value | 11/2 Euro |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 22.20 g |
| Dimensions | 37 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#1842, Gad#EU8 (Ed.2019) |
| Obverse description | A magic wand with a volute of stars and a world of objects related to the tales of European children. The face value `1 1/2 €`, the marks of the monetary workshop and the motto `LIBERTÉ EQUALITY FRATERNITY`, are at the center of the coin. Below the vintage `2002`, `RF` the name of the issuing state of the French Republic, and the famous beginning of children`s tales `IT WAS ONCE ...`. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 11/2 € LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS ... RF 2002 |
| Reverse description | Pinocchio is a children`s story created by Carlo Collodi, begun in 1881. The name of the story is inscribed at the very top of the play `PINOCCHIO`. In the center from left to right is the representation of Geppetto holding the puppet named Pinocchio (colored part), a threatening shark`s head emerging from the sea, the blue goat, the cat and the fox. Further below, logs of wood, carpenter`s tools and wood chips with the Greek letter alpha `α` and inside the year `2002`. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | PINOCCHIO α 2002 |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 2002 - Proof - 9 928 |
| Catalog ID | 8597763260 |
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