Coque d'Or
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Coque d'Or(1937)

Guerlain · Jacques Guerlain · Floral

At a glance

Coque d'Or was created by Jacques Guerlain and launched in 1937, its name taken from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Le Coq d'Or, The Golden Cockerel.

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Launched
1937
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Floral

Coque d'Or was created by Jacques Guerlain and launched in 1937, its name taken from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Le Coq d'Or, The Golden Cockerel. It opens on peach, citrus and orange, with iris, rose, carnation, clove and violet at the heart, over oakmoss, leather, amber, sandalwood and labdanum.

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Top notes
PeachCitrusOrange
Heart notes
IrisRoseCarnationCloveViolet
Base notes
OakmossLeatherAmberSandalwoodLabdanum
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16