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50 Euros National Assembly and Place de la Concorde, silver
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Weight | 163.8 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts the hemicycle of the Palais Bourbon, seat of the French National Assembly, its iconic glass ceiling roof rendered in rhodium-plated relief to accentuate its architectural grandeur. Adjacent to the legislative chamber, the Place de la Concorde is represented with its celebrated obelisk and twin fountains, the pinnacle of the obelisk and the fountains enhanced by selective gold gilding on the silver field. The legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE appears in the upper field. The design combines architectural portraiture with selective metal application to distinguish key symbolic elements within a unified panoramic composition. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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This piece belongs to a short-lived Monnaie de Paris program celebrating French republican architecture and institutions — a deliberate choice to pair the National Assembly with the Place de la Concorde, the square that witnessed the guillotining of Louis XVI in 1793 before being renamed in a pointed act of reconciliation under the Directory. The two sites sit less than a kilometer apart, connected by the Pont de la Concorde, itself built partly from stones quarried from the demolished Bastille.