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10 Euros Alexandre Dumas
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 10 Euros |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large quill feather rendered in high relief, dominating the upper right portion of the field and evoking the literary theme of the series 'L'art de la plume.' To the left, four celebrated literary quotations are inscribed in cursive script across the field, drawn from Voltaire, Dante, Shakespeare, and Nietzsche respectively. In the lower right, the denomination '10 €' is engraved in a bold cursive style, accompanied by the series title 'L'art de la plume' and the Republican monogram 'RF' beneath. The overall composition is rendered with a frosted relief against a mirror-polished background consistent with proof coinage. The design evokes the art of writing and the universality of great literature. |
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| Obverse lettering | Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate To be or not to be: that is the question Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker L`art de la plume 10 € RF |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic portrait of the French author Alexandre Dumas in large relief occupying the left foreground, depicted with his characteristic curly hair and moustache in an expressive, almost caricatural style. Behind him, a scene of swordfighting musketeers in period costume fills the right portion of the field, directly referencing his celebrated novel 'Les Trois Mousquetaires.' The legend 'Alexandre Dumas' arcs along the upper rim in cursive script, while the motto 'Un pour Tous / Tous pour Un' — the famous rallying cry of the Musketeers — appears in the lower centre field. The birth and death years '1802 * 1870' are inscribed along the lower rim, flanking a decorative floral motif, with the mint year '2024' to the lower left. |
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