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| Location | France |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The field is filled with multiple landmarks and monuments of the Bouches-du-Rhône department rendered in relief, including a Roman amphitheatre (likely the Arles arena), the Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde in Marseille, a decorative fountain, a sailing vessel, a windmill, and various rural and architectural vignettes. The engraver's signature R.B. BARON appears along the lower right rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features four heraldic shields representing the coats of arms of Arles, Istres, Aix-en-Provence, and Marseille arranged around a relief map of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, with the four town names inscribed on the map. A curved legend runs along the upper rim, and waves are depicted in the lower field below the map. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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