Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Tapisserie de Bayeux Les Normands traversant la Manche

€188,648.00
LocationFrance
Year2008-2009
TypeMedals/Souvenir medallions
CompositionCopper-aluminium-nickel
Weight15.80 g
Diameter34 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s) JTC#FR14-0045 , MDP#14BAY-T1/09
Obverse descriptionRepresentation of two boats belonging to William the Conqueror with which he conquered England in the 11th century. Part of the tapestry exhibited in Bayeux, a French town in the Calvados department, Normandy region.
Obverse letteringTAPISSERIE DE BAYEUX
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionOn 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
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage2008  - (fr) Revers `FRANKREICH` -
2009  - (fr) Revers `FRANKREICH` - 10 000
Catalog ID1074828740
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