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25 Ecus - Dole Louis Pasteur

Issuer Ville de Dole
Year 1995
Type Local coin
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Obverse description Central effigy of Louis Pasteur in right-facing profile, rendered in relief within the coin's field. A curved scroll legend encircling the portrait reads '1822 LOUIS PASTEUR 1895', referencing the scientist's birth and death years. At the base of the coin, a two-line inscription reads 'COMMEMORATION / 1995', marking the centenary of Pasteur's death. The design is executed in a medallion style befitting a commemorative issue.
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Dole issued this piece to mark the centenary of Pasteur's 1895 death, a municipally driven commemorative program common among French towns with strong biographical claims in the 1990s. Pasteur was born in Dole in 1822, though his family relocated to Arbois when he was still a child — a fact Arbois has historically disputed Dole's right to monopolize.

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