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1½ Euro Mountain Stage
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic mountain stage scene in high relief against a proof mirror field. In the foreground, two racing cyclists are shown in full effort, leaning over their handlebars and straining up a winding mountain road rendered as a sinuous line across the field. A detailed bicycle chain curves diagonally across the composition from lower left to upper right, serving as a unifying decorative element. In the upper right, a compact group of spectators is depicted in sculptural relief, cheering the riders on. An elevation profile line appears along the upper border of the inner field, evoking the dramatic topography of an alpine stage. The legend 'CENTENAIRE DU TOUR DE FRANCE' is inscribed along the lower right periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | CENTENAIRE DU TOUR DE FRANCE |
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Issued as part of Monnaie de Paris's annual Tour de France series, this piece belongs to a short run of legal-tender collector coins struck to mark each edition of the race. The 1.50 euro denomination was used specifically for this series — an unusual face value with no corresponding circulation coin in the French or eurozone system, existing purely as a collector construct authorized under French monetary law.
The mountain stage designation references the high-altitude Alpine or Pyrenean legs that have historically decided the General Classification, where the maillot jaune most often changes hands.