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20 Euros Chambord Castle
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | CHÂTEAU DE CHAMBORD |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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Chambord was never finished. François I commissioned the château in 1519 and spent lavishly on it for decades, yet died in 1547 with construction still incomplete. The Monnaie de Paris launched its ongoing "Monuments de France" gold series with this 2003 issue, Chambord among the earliest selections — a reasonable choice given the château's architectural ambiguity: its roofline is widely attributed to Leonardo da Vinci's influence, though no documentary proof of direct involvement survives.
The .920 fineness is consistent with French commemorative gold practice of the period, predating the shift toward .999 issues that became common later in the series.