| Obverse description | A magic wand with a scroll of stars and a world of objects related to European children`s tales. The face value `20 €`, the marks of the monetary workshop and the motto `LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ`, are in the center of the coin. Underneath, the year `2002`, `RF` the name of the issuing state of the French Republic, and the famous beginning of the children`s tales `IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS ...`. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 20 € LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS ... RF 2002 |
| Reverse description | Pinocchio is a children`s story created by Carlo Collodi started in 1881. The name of the tale is written at the very top of the piece `PINOCCHIO`. In the center from left to right, the representation of Geppetto holding the puppet named Pinocchio (colored part), a shark head threatening to emerge from the sea, the blue goat, the cat and the fox. Further below, logs, 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 |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 2002 - Proof - 1 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5234170290 |
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