A santon depicting a shepherd struggling against the mistral, Provence`s violent wind.
Obverse lettering
Le coup de Mistral - 1952
5000 ex
Santons Fouque - Aix en Provence
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
On the periphery the word France written in eight languages. France on the upper and lower sides of the hexagon with the year on the right and left. In the center, the building of the Monnaie de Paris with 6 stars above and below.
Reverse lettering
צרפת ~ फ्रांस ~ FRANCIA ~ ФРАНЦИЯ ~
FRANKREICH ~ 法国 ~ فرنسا ~ フランス ~
FRANCE FRANCE
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2009 MONNAIE DE PARIS 2009
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EVM
FRANCE FRANCE
Reverse script
Engraver
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
