Description
A 1990 500-franc proof gold coin from the Paris Mint’s series for the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, showing freestyle skiing. The other side carries the Games logo, the face value and the words “XVIes Jeux Olympiques d’Hiver – Albertville 92”. It holds 17 g of 22-karat gold in a 31 mm coin, with a mintage of 8,000, for collectors of Olympic gold.
Highlights
- Consisting of 9167 pure gold (22k)
- Mintage: 8,000
- Obverse: Freestyle skiing image with words ‘REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE’
- Reverse: Olympics games logo with legend, face value 500 francs, date 1990 and words ‘XVIes JEUX OLYMPIQUES D’HIVER’ and ‘ALBERTVILLE 92’
- Diameter: 31.00 mm






