Sleeping Beauty Coin from the "European Children's Fairy Tales" Series.

OBVERSE

A magic wand with a swirl of stars and a world of objects related to European children's fairy tales. The face value "1 1/2 €", the mint marks, and the motto "LIBERTY EQUALITY FRATERNITY" are in the center of the coin. Below are the year "2002", "RF" the name of the issuing state of the French Republic, and the famous fairy tale opening "ONCE UPON A TIME...".

REVERSE

Sleeping Beauty is a children's fairy tale created by Charles Perrault in 1697. The name of the tale is inscribed at the top of the coin "LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT". In the center, the representation of the colorized princess sleeping with a spindle, a distaff, the evil queen, and in the background the castle.