10 Euros Dome of Les Invalides

€122,172.00
IssuerFrance
Year2006
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value10 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionGold (.920)
Weight8.45 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#2054
Obverse descriptionMap of France including various historical monuments with different types of architecture. The inscriptions are on both sides of the map. In clockwise order, at the top the motto `LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ`, then `10 EURO`, at the bottom `LES MONUMENTS DE FRANCE`, the marks of the workshop, the year `2006` and finally `RF` of French Republic.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ RF 10 EURO 2006 LES MONUMENTS DE FRANCE
Reverse descriptionView of the dome of the Invalides. On either side of the monument, Louis XIV and the architect, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, carrying the keys of the church of Saint-Louis des Invalides. Inscriptions: in the caption, the inscriptions `SAINT-LOUIS DES INVALIDES`, `August 28, 1706`, date of the handing over of the keys of the monument to Louis XIV, and in the exergue `LOUIS XIV`.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSAINT-LOUIS DES INVALIDES 28 AOÛT 1706 LOUIS XIV & JULES HARDOUIN-MANSART
Edge
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage2006  - Proof - 500
Catalog ID6961513790
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