Representation 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 lettering
TAPISSERIE
DE BAYEUX
Obverse script
Reverse description
On the periphery, the word France written in eight languages. France at 12 o`clock, 2012 at 6 o`clock, the whole linked by 14 stars on the right and on the left. In the center, the building of the Paris mint.
Reverse lettering
???? ~ ?????? ~ FRANCIA ~ ??????? ~
FRANKREICH ~ ?? ~ ????? ~ ???? ~
FRANCE
MONNAIE DE PARIS
2012
Reverse script
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
