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1/4 Euro Year of the Pig
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Weight | 22.2 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bust-length portrait of Jean de La Fontaine, the celebrated 17th-century French fabulist, depicted in three-quarter view to the left, wearing period costume with an elaborate lace cravat and full curled wig. To the right of the portrait, twelve small animal figures representing the signs of the Chinese zodiac are arranged in the field, rendered in a linear illustrative style. The denomination '1/4 EURO' appears prominently in the upper right field, while the legend 'Fables de La Fontaine' arcs along the upper border. The date '2007' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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The Monnaie de Paris began its Chinese lunar calendar series in the early 2000s, targeting the substantial collector market in France and across francophone territories with ties to Southeast Asia. The Pig year issue from 2007 falls near the end of the first full cycle of the series, by which point secondary market premiums had already established themselves on earlier pieces.
These quarter-euro denominations were never intended for circulation — the face value is purely nominal, a legal formality required for coins struck under French monetary authority.