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20 Euros The Wheat
| Uitgever | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Jaar | 2022 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central design features a single upright wheat ear rendered in fine detail, flanked by two crossed stalks at the base, set against a vertically striated background evoking cultivated fields. To the left, a laurel branch curves elegantly around the field; to the right, an oak branch with acorns mirrors the composition. The denomination '20 euro' appears in the upper centre, divided by the wheat ear. The legend 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' is inscribed vertically on either side of the central motif, and a beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse presents a bold naturalistic composition of three prominent wheat ears rising from a dense cluster of wheat stalks and foliage that fills the entire field. The ears are rendered with exceptional sculptural relief, conveying movement and agricultural abundance. A horizontal ear extends to the left, contrasting with the dominant vertical grouping at centre. The Republican motto 'LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ' is inscribed along the upper periphery, and the date '2022' appears in small characters at the lower left of the field. A beaded border frames the design. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
La Monnaie de Paris has issued agricultural-themed collector pieces intermittently for decades, but this 2022 wheat issue belongs to a broader French national series celebrating the country's agricultural heritage — France being the European Union's single largest grain producer and a consistent top-ten exporter globally. The series draws on a long tradition of the Third Republic and beyond treating the land itself as a civic virtue.
The .900 fineness is characteristic of modern French silver collector issues, which have maintained that standard rather than migrating to .999 — a deliberate institutional choice by Monnaie de Paris to preserve historical continuity with pre-decimal French coinage alloys.