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10 Euros Palace of Versailles
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination '10 EURO' in bold relief at the upper left, with the date '2011' below, flanked by two small lozenge ornaments. The Monnaie de Paris mint mark — a cornucopia-style privy mark — appears to the upper right alongside the UNESCO World Heritage logo. The field is divided diagonally by a polished ribbon-like band, with the lower left quadrant showing finely detailed foliage in matte relief and the lower right quadrant depicting a textured stone-paved surface. The curved legend PATRIMOINE MONDIAL DE L'UNESCO is inscribed along the diagonal band. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 EURO 2011 PATRIMOINE MONDIAL DE L'UNESCO |
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Issued as part of Monnaie de Paris's long-running "Monuments de France" silver series, this piece commemorates a palace that nearly bankrupted the French crown long before the Revolution made the bill come due. Louis XIV relocated the court to Versailles in 1682 partly to keep the nobility under surveillance — a gilded cage strategy that consumed an estimated 2–3% of French state revenue annually throughout his reign.
The 2011 mintage for this type was capped at 10,000 pieces.