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10 Euros Champagne-Ardenne
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 10 Euros |
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| Obverse description | The upper left quadrant features a portrait effigy of sculptor Camille Claudel, accompanied by the legend 'CAMILLE CLAUDEL' arcing around her likeness. To the upper right, one of her celebrated works — La Valse (Les Valseurs) — is depicted in sculptural relief. In the lower field, the outline map of the Champagne-Ardenne region is rendered, surmounted by the initials 'RF' for République Française. The regional name 'CHAMPAGNE-ARDENNE' appears along a scroll at the base of the design. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Issued as part of the long-running Monnaie de Paris regional series, this piece represents one of twenty-seven French regions given their own silver issue between 2010 and 2012. The Champagne-Ardenne entry trades on the obvious — the region's centuries-old sparkling wine industry, formally codified under appellation rules established in 1936. At .500 fineness, these were never prestige bullion; they circulated within the collector gift market almost exclusively, and most examples were sold in blister packaging through La Poste branches.