A human skull dating from 570,000 to 400,000 years ago was discovered at the Tautavel site in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of France.
Obverse lettering
1971 - HOMME DE TAUTAVEL - 2011
450 000 ANS
Obverse script
Reverse description
On the periphery the word France written in eight languages. France 2011 at 12 o`clock, all linked by 27 stars forming a circle. In the center, the building of the Monnaie de Paris.
Reverse lettering
צרפת ~ फ्रांस ~ FRANCIA ~ ФРАНЦИЯ ~
FRANKREICH ~ 法国 ~ فرنسا ~ フランス ~
FRANCE 2011
MONNAIE DE PARIS
EVM
Reverse script
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
