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| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | A full-length figure of a basketball player wearing jersey number 5 is depicted in the center of the field, arms raised overhead in the act of shooting a free throw. Two stylized basketball hoops with nets flank the central figure symmetrically in the background, rendered in a modernist graphic style. The engraver's signature GENDIS appears vertically along the left inner border. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE arcs along the lower portion of the field in bold raised letters. |
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| Reverse description | The center of the reverse features a stylized five-pointed star intertwined with a globe bearing the inscription FIBA, together forming the official centenary emblem of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball. A curved arrow sweeps from the star around the globe, emphasizing the international scope of the anniversary. The legend CENTIEME ANNIVERSAIRE arcs along the upper portion of the field. The face value 100 FRANCS is prominently displayed in large numerals below the emblem, with the date 1991 in the exergue flanked by small decorative mint marks. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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