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500 Francs Yves Montand, Small module
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1994-1995 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | A period Lumiere-style motion picture camera mounted on a tripod occupies the left portion of the field, rendered in high relief against a plain mirror background. The monogram 'RF' (République Française) appears prominently to the right of the camera, with the denomination '500 FRANCS' and the date '1994' inscribed below in bold characters. The national motto 'LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE' is distributed along the upper and left periphery of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued under France's "Grands Hommes" bullion program, this coin honors Yves Montand — born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy in 1921 — who died in November 1991 during filming of IP5, his final picture. The "small module" designation distinguishes it from the larger 655-franc piece issued concurrently, both sharing the same gold specification but targeting different collector price points.
Montand had been posthumously drawn into considerable controversy by 1994: a paternity suit brought by Anne Duperey's daughter prompted a court-ordered exhumation for DNA testing in 1995, which ultimately disproved the claim.