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100 Francs Cross-country Skiing
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a cross-country skier in full stride, wearing a competition bib numbered 56, rendered in high relief against a winter landscape background. To the left stands a detailed representation of a historic alpine tower or fortified building, with conifer trees scattered across the field. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE arcs along the right portion of the rim, while the engraver's signature J. JIMENEZ appears in the lower right field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of France's official commemorative program for the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, this issue was released a full year before the Games opened — an unusually long lead time driven by the Monnaie de Paris's decision to phase the sixteen-coin Olympic series across multiple production years to manage die capacity and retail distribution. Albertville remains the last Winter Olympics awarded to a single city rather than a broader regional organizing framework, a distinction that shaped the host committee's aggressive merchandising approach, of which this coin series was a central component.