LOUVRE MUSEUM French Excellency Shaped Gold Coin 200 Euro France 2022

29.6 x 44.1. This beautiful 1 Oz Gold coin is dedicated to one of the French Excellences: The Louvre Museum. This coin in the shape of the Great Sphinx of Tanis perfectly reproduces the statue in the museum. The coin has Proof quality, an incredible design and comes in a case with the Certificate of Authenticity. Limited mintage of 250 pcs worldwide! The reverse of the coin coin represents the head of Pharaoh on the body of a lion and is the earthly incarnation of the sun God with the inscription "1822 2022", referring to the 200th Anniversary of the deciphering of hieroglyphs. The monster with the royal face, protects eternal life after death and is also the immortal guardian of sacred places. The sphinx is about six feet tall and almost five metres long, it was found in 1825 in the ruins of the Temple of Amun-Ra in Tanis, the capital of Egypt during the XXI and XXII dynasties. According to archaeologists, certain details suggest that it dates back to the Old Kingdom (2600 BC), although it is almost impossible to date the statue with certainty because the legible inscriptions are all usurped, meaning that many Pharaohs appropriated the statue's authorship. The obverse of the coin depicts the God Amun watching over the young Tutankhamun and many Egyptian hieroglyphics and the inscription: "200 EURO" - the face value. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: World\Europe\France". The seller is "powercoin_italy" and is located in this country: IT. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Denomination: 200 Euro
• Composition: Gold
• Year: 2022
• Grade: Ungraded
• Country/Region of Manufacture: France
• Certification: Uncertified