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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Abbaye de Fontevraud Aliénor d'Aquitaine
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Souvenir token |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a relief representation of the recumbent effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine, shown in regal robes and headdress holding a book, based on her funerary statue at the Abbey of Fontevraud. The peripheral legend reads ABBAYE DE FONTEVRAUD at upper right and ALIENOR D'AQUITAINE at left, separated by a decorative leaf garland inner border. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a hexagonal frame enclosing a depiction of the Monnaie de Paris building facade, with the legend MONNAIE DE PARIS below it and a small mintmaster mark and EVM in the lower field. A ring of 27 stars surrounds the hexagon, with FRANCE 2011 inscribed at the top. The peripheral legend displays the word France written in eight languages, separated by tilde dividers. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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