Collectors report that Pelikan in gold existed exclusively in the 100 variant, but not in model 100N; a golden 100N is therefore not pure factory production. If, however, the gold body bears the Pelikan logo, it is a licensed refinement that could not have taken place without permission from Pelikan. In the collector scene, such pieces appear under the designation "Mä(e)nner overlay", named after the goldsmith Mä(e)nner, who among other things made Pelikan overlays; analogously, Sarastro produced overlays for Montblanc. Despite the refinement, it remains a beautiful and usable Pelikan.