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50 Euros Venus de Milo
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a composite design showcasing several of France's most celebrated museum buildings. In the upper left, an interior view of the Musée d'Orsay is rendered in detail, its distinctive arched clock serving as an identifying element. Adjacent to this is a perspective view of the Louvre's Cour Napoléon with its iconic glass pyramid. The lower register depicts the façade of the Hôtel Salé (Musée Picasso) rendered as a fresco, alongside the façade of the Hôtel Biron (Musée Rodin), with the distinctive external escalator of the Centre Pompidou appearing above. The legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE and the face value 50 EURO are inscribed in the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a three-quarter view of the Venus de Milo, the celebrated Hellenistic marble sculpture discovered on the island of Milos in 1820 and presented to the Louvre by Louis XVIII the following year. The goddess figure is depicted with her characteristic partially draped torso and armless form, rendered in fine sculptural relief against a background of classical marble arches that serve as an architectural framing device. The legend LA VÉNUS DE MILO appears above, with CHEFS D'ŒUVRE DES MUSÉES and the date 2017 completing the inscription in the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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