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100 Francs Human Rights
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features an allegorical Genius figure, derived from a motif by Augustin Dupré, seated and inscribing the words 'HUMAN RIGHTS' upon a large tablet. The design is rendered in high relief with fine engraving detail characteristic of French commemorative coinage. The surrounding legend reads 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' along the upper and lower rim, with the attribution 'D'AP. DUPRÉ' acknowledging the original artistic source. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE D'AP. DUPRÉ |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a stylized tree crowned with a Phrygian cap, its foliage composed of the Republican motto 'LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ', after a design by Michel Durand-Mégret. A horizontal band crosses the central field bearing the face value '100F'. The date '1989' and the engraver's name 'DURAND-MÉGRET' appear in the lower portion of the field, completing the composition in a refined allegorical style commemorating the bicentennial of the Declaration of the Rights of Man. |
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