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1/4 Euro - French southern & Antarctic territories Pattern
| Issuer | French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of engraver Louis Oscar Roty facing left, rendered in finely modelled relief occupying the right half of the field. The legend TERRES AUSTRALES et ANTARCTIQUES FRANÇAISES is inscribed in a curved arc along the left field. The RF monogram appears to the right of the bust. The date 2004 is positioned in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | The celebrated Semeuse (Sower) effigy, after the original 1898 design by Louis Oscar Roty, depicted striding left in flowing robes, her hair windswept, scattering seed from a bag held at her side. The denomination 1/4 E appears prominently in the central field to the right of the figure, with the word ESSAI below it. The legend LOUIS OSCAR ROTY 1846-1911 arcs along the upper periphery, and SEMEUSE 1898 is inscribed along the lower left rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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