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5 Euros Jean de la Fontaine
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a large quill feather pen rendered in fine relief, dominating the upper right portion of the field in an elegant diagonal composition symbolic of literary art. Inscribed in cursive script across the left and lower field are five famous literary quotations in four languages: French, Italian, English, and German, referencing Voltaire, Dante, Shakespeare, and Nietzsche respectively. In the lower right, the inscription L'ART DE LA PLUME appears in flowing cursive lettering, accompanied by the denomination 5 € and the RF monogram denoting the French Republic. The Monnaie de Paris mint mark and a cornucopia privy mark are visible to the right of the denomination. The overall design evokes the art of writing and literature through an artistically stylized, contemporary engraving style. |
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| Obverse lettering | Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate To be or not to be: that is the question Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker L`art de la plume 5 € RF |
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| Reverse script | Latin (cursive) |
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