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25 euros Arrivée de La Fayette à Boston Haut Relief
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Octagonal (8-sided) |
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| Obverse description | High-relief left-facing bust effigy of the Marquis de La Fayette, rendered in the classical tradition of Monarchy and Empire coinage. The portrait is finely detailed, evoking the style of 18th-century medallic portraiture. The surrounding legend identifies his titles and rank, with the denomination 25€ and the national monogram RF appearing in the field. The engraver's signature DUMAREST.F is inscribed at the base of the portrait. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Lafayette landed in South Carolina in June 1777 — not Boston — having crossed the Atlantic against explicit orders from the French crown, which had forbidden officers from joining the American cause to avoid provoking open war with Britain. He was nineteen years old and had paid for his own ship. The title's geographic claim is historical fiction, though the sentiment behind the issue is not.
The Haut Relief designation reflects a striking pressure and die depth that Monnaie de Paris reserves for its flagship bullion-adjacent collector pieces, typically requiring multiple die strikes per planchet.