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| Emittent | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Jahr | 1974 |
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| Form | Round |
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| Aversschrift | Latin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | A stylized Melanesian totem or ceremonial idol staff occupies the center of the field in high relief, its carved face and ornamental headdress rendered with bold, angular detailing evocative of New Hebrides indigenous art. The denomination 100f is inscribed in large characters across the lower field, with the digit '0' of '100' flanking the base of the idol. The legend NOUVELLES HÉBRIDES arcs around the upper periphery, separated by two small mint marks in the field. The entire design is enclosed within the same decorative geometric border of chevrons and triangles as the obverse. |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The piedfort format — coins struck at double or greater thickness on standard-diameter blanks — was revived by the Monnaie de Paris in the early 1970s as a deliberate collector program, ending a dormant period stretching back to the early 19th century. This 1974 piece is among the earliest modern French gold piedforts, issued before the format became a routine annual offering.
At 90.6 grams of .920 gold, the intrinsic metal content alone makes these instruments of monetary policy as much as collectibles — struck during a period when France under Pompidou and then Giscard d'Estaing was actively reasserting gold's role in reserve policy.