In circular legend `VICTOR HUGO` / On 3 lines on the left `1885 - 1985` / In the center the bust of Victor Hugo / On the right a laurel branch / Under the bust the signature `C. LESOT`.
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VICTOR HUGO
1885
1985
C.LESOT
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Latin
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Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
