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10 Euros - Coin of History La Fayette
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the denomination '10' in large numerals at centre-right within an octagonal geometric frame, accompanied by the legend 'EURO' to its left. An olive branch appears at the upper interior of the frame and an oak branch at the lower interior, both rendered in high relief. The date '2019' is inscribed vertically along the right inner border of the frame. The circular outer legend reads 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' arching around the upper and lower periphery of the coin. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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This piece belongs to Monnaie de Paris's long-running "Coin of History" series, which cycles through figures considered formative to the French national narrative. La Fayette's inclusion is hardly surprising — his role in both the American Revolutionary War and the early French Revolution made him a transatlantic figure of unusual political reach. He arrived in America in 1777 as a nineteen-year-old volunteer, was wounded at Brandywine, and became one of Washington's most trusted commanders. Congress granted him honorary U.S. citizenship, a status extended to only a handful of foreign nationals in history.
The .333 fineness places this firmly in the billon category — more copper than silver by weight.