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50 Euros Spirit of St Louis, gold
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Weight | 7.78 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts two pilot profiles in relief, representing different eras of aviation — civil and military — set against a field populated with numerous aircraft spanning the history of flight. The composition serves as a panoramic tribute to the evolution of the airplane across successive generations. The national identifier 'RF' (République Française) appears at the lower left, accompanied by the face value '50 EURO'. The legend 'L'AVIATION & L'HISTOIRE' is inscribed across the design, framing the thematic scope of the commemorative series. |
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| Obverse lettering | RF 50 euro L'AVIATION & L'HISTOIRE |
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Issued to mark the 90th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's May 1927 transatlantic crossing, this Monnaie de Paris commemorative belongs to a recurring aviation series that has drawn consistent collector interest in France. Lindbergh's 33.5-hour solo flight from Roosevelt Field, New York to Le Bourget — where an estimated 100,000 spectators had gathered despite the late hour — cemented a particular Franco-American cultural moment that French mints have revisited several times.
The 7.78g fine gold specification places this squarely in the quarter-ounce category, a format the Monnaie de Paris has standardized across much of its modern commemorative gold output.