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10 Francs / 1½ Euro Shang Dynasty Elephant
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 10 Francs (10 FRF) |
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| Obverse description | Central motif depicting a stylized elephant rendered in the decorative idiom of the Chinese Shang dynasty, its body surface covered with intricate taotie and geometric incised ornamental patterns characteristic of ancient Chinese bronze art. The animal is shown in profile facing left with trunk raised. The curved legend ÉLÉPHANT, ÉPOQUE SHANG arcs along the upper field, while the Republican monogram RF appears in the lower left field. Two Chinese characters (商代, meaning 'Shang Dynasty') are inscribed in the lower right field, and the date 1996 appears in the exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Chinese |
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| Reverse lettering | TRÉSORS des MUSÉES d'EUROPE 10 FRANCS 1½ euro LIBERTÉ-ÉGALITÉ-FRATERNITÉ |
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