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10 Euros Olympe de Gouges
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#2382 |
| Obverse description | The obverse bears a lengthy inscription in the field drawn from Olympe de Gouges's Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen (1791), presented as the primary design element. The legend DECLARATION DES DROITS DE LA FEMME frames the central text, which reads LA FEMME NAIT LIBRE ET DEMEURE ÉGALE À L'HOMME EN DROITS, a direct quotation from the document authored by de Gouges in September 1791. The date 1791 appears alongside the Republican monogram RF, the denomination 10 EURO, and the issue year 2017, all integrated within the inscribed field. The surface treatment lends the lettering a bold, relief quality consistent with modern French commemorative coinage produced by the Monnaie de Paris. |
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| Obverse lettering | DECLARATION DES DROITS DE LA FEMME `LA FEMME NAIT LIBRE ET DEMEURE ÉGALE À L`HOMME EN DROITS` 1791 RF 10 EURO 2017 (Translation: DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN `WOMAN ARE BORN FREE AND REMAINS EQUAL TO MAN IN RIGHTS` 1791 RF 10 EURO 2017) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed high-relief effigy of Olympe de Gouges facing slightly left, depicted in the neoclassical portrait style typical of late 18th-century French iconography. Her hair is styled in an elaborate powdered coiffure with side ringlets, and she is shown with a draped décolleté neckline. The legend OLYMPE DE GOUGES arcs across the upper portion of the field, while her birth and death years 1748-1793 are inscribed vertically along the right side. The portrait is set against a lightly textured field, and the overall design conveys the dignity and historical significance of this pioneering advocate for women's rights. |
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