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1 1/2 Euro Fencing
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 1 1/2 Euro |
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| Obverse description | Three fencing swords arranged diagonally across a stylized globe rendered with meridian and parallel lines, evoking a world map in the central field. The date 2006 appears in the lower portion of the globe design. The legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE arcs along the upper periphery, while the French national motto LIBERTÉ - ÉGALITÉ - FRATERNITÉ curves along the lower border, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued as part of France's Sport series ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this piece was struck at a moment when the Monnaie de Paris was aggressively expanding its collector program — producing themed silver issues in volumes that sometimes outpaced genuine collector demand. France has a legitimate claim to fencing prominence; its épée tradition in particular shaped the modern rules of the sport through FIE governance, much of which was historically centered in Paris.