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100 Francs / 15 Ecus Rene Descartes
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three-quarter facing portrait of the philosopher and mathematician René Descartes dominates the field, rendered in high relief with characteristic long curled hair and period collar. A stack of books is visible to the lower left of the portrait, and a rolled scroll appears to the lower right. The dual denomination 15 ECUS is inscribed in the central lower field, with the name DESCARTES and the date 1991 in the exergue. The French Republican motto LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE curves along the upper legend. |
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| Mintage | 1991 - Proof - 30,000 |
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