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1½ Euro - Strasbourg / Colmar Ligue d'Alsace de parachutisme
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Obverse description | The field features three parachuting devices in relief: a large early parachute with basket at center top, a paraglider at lower center, and a round modern parachute at lower right, with a smaller round parachute at lower left. The circular legend around the rim reads 'BICENTENAIRE DU 1er SAUT EN PARACHUTE', with 'A.J. GARNERIN' and the date '22 OCTOBRE 1797' inscribed in the field, and the commemorative dates '1797-1997' along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays a stylized figure of a skydiver in freefall above the large denomination '1 1/2' and a decorative 'EURO' logotype incorporating interlocked rings. A relief depiction of a stork in flight appears at the upper center of the field. The circular legend reads 'LIGUE D'ALSACE DE PARACHUTISME' at the top and 'STRASBOURG 20 AU 26 OCTOBRE 1997 COLMAR' along the lower rim, with the engraver's signature 'ISLER' in the lower field. |
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