| Issuer | France |
| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Value | 20 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.920) |
| Weight | 17 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#2009 |
| 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 `2003`, `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 | |
| Obverse lettering | 20 € LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS ... RF 2003 |
| Reverse description | Sleeping Beauty is a children`s story created by Charles Perrault in 1697. The name of the tale is written at the top of the piece `LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT`. In the center, the representation of the princess colored asleep with the spindle, the net a cattail, the evil queen and in the background the castle. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 2003 - Proof - 309 |
| Catalog ID | 6461641020 |
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