Part of Monnaie de Paris's annual "Deer of Orval's Refuge" series, which draws on the founding legend of Orval Abbey in the Belgian Ardennes — a countess's ring recovered from a spring by a deer, prompting her to fund the monastery's construction in 1070. The French mint's right to produce this Belgian-themed issue stems from a long-standing production agreement, not any French territorial claim.
At 3.11 grams of .999 fine gold, this is a fractional bullion-adjacent piece with legal tender status but effectively no circulation history.
Part of Monnaie de Paris's annual "Deer of Orval's Refuge" series, which draws on the founding legend of Orval Abbey in the Belgian Ardennes — a countess's ring recovered from a spring by a deer, prompting her to fund the monastery's construction in 1070. The French mint's right to produce this Belgian-themed issue stems from a long-standing production agreement, not any French territorial claim.
At 3.11 grams of .999 fine gold, this is a fractional bullion-adjacent piece with legal tender status but effectively no circulation history.