1 1/2 Euro Dome of Les Invalides

Issuer France
Year 2006
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 1 1/2 Euro
Currency Euro (2002-date)
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 22.2 g
Diameter 37 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1458
Obverse description Map of France including various historical monuments with different types of architecture. The inscriptions are on both sides of the map. In clockwise order, at the top the motto `LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ`, then `1 EURO 1/2`, at the bottom `LES MONUMENTS DE FRANCE`, the marks of the workshop, the year `2006` and finally `RF` of French Republic.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ RF 1 EURO 1/2 2006 LES MONUMENTS DE FRANCE
Reverse description View of the dome of the Invalides. On either side of the monument, Louis XIV and the architect, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, carrying the keys of the church of Saint-Louis des Invalides. Inscriptions: in the caption, the inscriptions `SAINT-LOUIS DES INVALIDES`, `August 28, 1706`, date of the handing over of the keys of the monument to Louis XIV, and in the exergue `LOUIS XIV
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering SAINT-LOUIS DES INVALIDES 28 AOÛT 1706 LOUIS XIV & JULES HARDOUIN-MANSART
Edge Plain.
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 2006 - Proof - 2 891
Numisquare ID 7298882770
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