| Issuer | France |
| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 50 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 7.78 g |
| Dimensions | 22 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#3020 |
| Obverse description | Feather, face value, various emblematic quotations from Voltaire, Dante Alighieri, Shakespeare and Nietzsche. |
| Obverse script | Latin (cursive) |
| Obverse lettering | Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch’intrate To be or not to be: that is the question Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker L`art de la plume 50 € RF |
| Reverse description | Profile portrait of Jean de la Fontaine, featuring several animals: the frog and the ox, the stork, the raven and the fox, the cicada and the ant and the tortoise. Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. |
| Reverse script | Latin (cursive) |
| Reverse lettering | Jean de La Fontaine 1621 1695 2021 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 2021 - Proof - 500 |
| Catalog ID | 9838100230 |
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