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500 Francs Charlie Chaplin, Small module
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1994-1995 |
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| Weight | 31.04 g |
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| Obverse lettering | LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE RF 500 FRANCS 1994 (Translation: Liberty Equality Brotherhood) |
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| Mintage | 1994 - Proof - 3,000 1995 - Proof - |
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Issued under France's "Grands Hommes" commemorative program, this coin honors Chaplin despite his having no meaningful connection to France — a choice that drew quiet criticism at the time. Chaplin had in fact been barred from re-entering the United States in 1952 and spent his final decades in Switzerland, not France. The Monnaie de Paris nonetheless included him alongside Camus and Delacroix, a curatorial decision that reflects the broader French cultural claim on Chaplin as an artistic icon rather than a national figure.
The "small module" designation distinguishes this from the larger 500-franc issue in the same series, both struck in the same fineness.