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Concorde La Légende - Début de service
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a detailed exploded cutaway view of the Concorde aircraft in high relief against a dark background, revealing its internal structure and components. The border is flanked on the left by a column of five-pointed stars and on the right by a similar row of stars. The upper legend reads 'CONCORDE - THE QUEEN OF AVIATION' and the lower legend reads 'CONCORDE - FLEURON DE L'AVIATION', with a small mint mark at the base of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONCORDE · THE QUEEN OF AVIATION · CONCORDE · FLEURON DE L'AVIATION |
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| Reverse lettering | Concorde - The Legend · Concorde - La Légende · Début des services du Concorde · Start of Concorde services · 21 January 1976 |
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