Issued as part of France's official numismatic program for the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, this piece appeared two years before the Games themselves — Monnaie de Paris typically released the commemorative series in staggered annual tranches beginning in 1990. Albertville was a significant political win for France, secured after a long lobbying campaign by Savoyard politician Jean-Claude Killy, the 1968 triple gold medalist.
The .920 fineness is characteristic of French gold commemoratives of this period, slightly below the .900 standard common elsewhere.
Issued as part of France's official numismatic program for the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, this piece appeared two years before the Games themselves — Monnaie de Paris typically released the commemorative series in staggered annual tranches beginning in 1990. Albertville was a significant political win for France, secured after a long lobbying campaign by Savoyard politician Jean-Claude Killy, the 1968 triple gold medalist.
The .920 fineness is characteristic of French gold commemoratives of this period, slightly below the .900 standard common elsewhere.