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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Belfort Cité du Lion
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2010-2011 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The central device depicts the famous Lion of Belfort sculpture by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, shown in high relief in a rocky setting with foliage in the background. The legend BELFORT arcs along the upper periphery and CITÉ DU LION along the lower periphery, separated by decorative dot ornaments. A small inscription referencing the siege of Belfort 1870 appears on the base of the lion. |
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| Obverse lettering | BELFORT CITÉ DU LION |
| Reverse description | The central field features a hexagonal device containing a depiction of the Monnaie de Paris building in relief, with the legend MONNAIE DE PARIS below it and the mintmaster mark EVM in the lower field. A circle of stars surrounds the hexagon, interrupted at the top by the inscriptions FRANCE and the year 2010. The peripheral legend bears the word France rendered in eight languages in various scripts, separated by tilde ornaments. |
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