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500 Francs Madame Marie de Sévigné
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Facing portrait of Marie de Sévigné rendered in high relief, depicting the celebrated 17th-century French epistolary writer with characteristic period coiffure — her hair styled in voluminous curled ringlets flanking her face — and wearing a pearl necklace. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE arcs across the upper field, with the commemorative dates 1696 and 1996 flanking the portrait at left and right respectively, marking the tercentenary of her death. The name Mme de SEVIGNE appears in the lower field, completing the inscription. The design is executed in a classical Baroque portrait style befitting the subject's era. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1696 Mme de SÉVIGNÉ 1996 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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