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Frères Lumière inventeurs du cinéma argent

Location France
Year 1995
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Period 20th century
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Obverse description Conjoined busts of Louis and Auguste Lumière in right-facing profile relief, occupying the central field. The circular legend arcs around the upper rim, with the date 1895 and the designation in the lower field; the engraver's signature G. COLLEY appears discretely in the lower right field. A beaded border frames the entire design.
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Reverse description The central field features the large numeral '100' flanked on the left by a relief depiction of the Lumière cinematograph camera and on the right by a projection screen, symbolising a century of cinema. The legend 'ANS DE LUMIÈRE' arcs below the numeral, the date 1995 appears in the exergue, and the upper circular legend reads 'CENTENAIRE DE L'INVENTION DU CINÉMA'. A beaded border frames the design.
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