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10 Euros - Le Petit Prince Joue de la pelote basque
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the Little Prince engaged in a game of pelote basque, rendered in a stylized illustrative manner derived from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's original artwork. Flanking design elements evoke the Basque Country, including a traditional Basque farmhouse (etxe) and strings of Espelette peppers. The denomination '10 EURO' and the date '2016' appear in the field, accompanied by the legend 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' affirming the issuing authority. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE EURO 10 2016 |
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Part of the long-running Monnaie de Paris series pairing Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's character with French regional culture, this issue highlights pelota — the fast-court handball variant played against a fronton wall that originated in the Basque country centuries before France formally incorporated the region. The .333 fineness places this squarely in billon territory, the same alloy bracket the Mint used across the broader commemorative series to keep face-value issues accessible while retaining a nominal silver content.