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200 Euros Modern Warfare
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a wartime aerodrome scene in which civilian families gather to observe aircraft departures, illustrating the popular fascination with aviation during the First World War. A biplane is shown airborne in the upper field, positioned between a poppy and a cornflower — emblematic flowers of French and Allied remembrance. In the foreground, Georges Guynemer's SPAD fighter is represented on the ground, preparing for takeoff. The national monogram RF appears in the field as the principal legend. The composition is rendered in fine relief against a polished proof field. |
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| Mintage | 2017 - Proof - 500 |
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Part of Monnaie de Paris's ongoing "Valeurs de la République" series, this issue commemorates the French military's modern combat operations — a politically loaded subject for a mint that answers directly to the French state. France's post-Cold War interventions in Mali, the Central African Republic, and the Levant under Operations Serval, Sangaris, and Chammal gave the topic immediate relevance in 2017, a year when French forces remained actively deployed across three continents.
KM#2446 is a bullion-adjacent collector piece with a face value far below its metal content at issue — a gap that widens further with spot.