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10 francs Conquête de l`Espace Essai
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Reference(s) | GEM#188.4 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large ornately decorated hot-air balloon ascending prominently in the upper field, its envelope richly patterned with horizontal bands and geometric motifs. Below, a crowd of jubilant spectators dressed in 18th-century attire fills the lower field, evoking the historic first Montgolfier balloon flight of 1783. The curved legend 'CONQVÊTE DE L`ESPACE' arcs along the upper rim, while the engraver's signature 'D.PONCE' appears at lower left, the commemorative date '1783' at the base, and the word 'ESSAI' (trial strike) in the left field. |
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| Reverse lettering | CONQVÊTE DE L`ESPACE D.PONCE 1783 ESSAI |
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