While many medals have been issued by the government of France over the centuries, legal tender commemorative coinage only began in 1982, with the issue of ten-franc piece commemorating Léon Gambetta. Soon there were other issues, and by the 1990s, there was a profusion of silver coins commemorating many events. Recent issues 1.50 euro - silver - Cinderella - 2002 1.50 euro - silver - Snow White - 2002 1.50 euro - silver - Alice in Wonderland - 2003 1.50 euro - silver - Hansel and Gretel - 2003 1.50 euro - silver - Aladdin - 2004 1.50 euro - silver - Peter Pan - 2004 1.50 euro - silver - 60th anniversary of D-Day - 2004 10 euro - gold - FIFA centennial - 2004 1.50 euro - silver - FIFA centennial - 2004 10 euro - gold - 150th anniversary of Bordeaux wines - 2005 1.50 euro - silver - 150th anniversary of Bordeaux Wines - 2005 1.50 euro - silver - 60th anniversary of World War II - 2005 10 euro - gold - Bicentenary of Austerlitz - 2005 1.50 - silver - Europa - 2005 1.50 euro - silver - Frédéric Chopin - 2005 20 euro - silver - Jules Verne/Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - 2005 0.25 euro - base metal - Jules Verne/Monde Fantastique - 2005 1.50 euro - silver - The Sower/Le Semeuse - 2005 20 euro - gold - 120th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty - 2004 100 euro - gold - 120th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty - 2004 1.50 euro - silver - 120th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty - 2004 1.50 euro - silver - Avignon and the Palaces of the Popes - 2004 10 euro - gold - Bicentennial of Napoleon's coronation - 2004? 0.25 euro - silver - Europa - 2003 10 euro - gold - Europa - 2004 1.50 euro - silver - FIFA centennial - 2004 20 euro - silver - Jules Verne/Around the World in Eighty Days - 2005 20 euro - gold - "Château de Chambord" - 2003 1.50 euro - silver - World Athletic Championships (WAC)/Jumping - 2003 1.50 euro - silver - WAC/Throwing - 2003 20 euro - gold - Paris-Tokyo flight - 2003 20 euro - gold - The Normandie - 2003 1.50 euro - silver - The Normandie - 2003 20 euro - gold -