| Location | France |
| Year | 2008-2009 |
| Type | Medals/Souvenir medallions |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel |
| Weight | 15.8 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Period | |
| Reference(s) | JTC#FR41-0583 , MDP#41CHA5/09 |
| Obverse description | Representation of the staircase at the castle of Chambord, French commune of the department of Loir-et-Cher, region Centre-Val-de- Loire. It comprises two flights of stairs following a double helix pattern, in the manner of the two entwined trunks which represent the tree of life in the Middle Ages. Two people who take each a flight of stairs can see each other through the openings, but can not meet. |
| Obverse lettering | ESCALIER A DOUBLES REVOLUTIONS CHAMBORD |
| 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 | ???? ~ ?????? ~ FRANCIA ~ ??????? ~ FRANKREICH ~ ?? ~ ????? ~ ???? ~ FRANCE FRANCE * * * * * * 2009 MONNAIE DE PARIS 2009 * * * * * * EVM FRANCE FRANCE |
| Reverse script | |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 2008 - (fr) Revers `FRANKREICH` - 2009 - (fr) Revers `FRANKREICH` - |
| Catalog ID | 5270700500 |
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