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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Benoît XVI
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Front-facing effigy of Pope Benedict XVI (Benoît XVI) in full pontifical vestments, wearing a mitre and raising his right hand in blessing while holding a papal ferula surmounted by a crucifix in his left hand. The legend BENOÎT XVI arcs along the upper periphery, flanked on each side by a curved row of raised dots. |
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| Obverse lettering | BENOÎT XVI |
| Reverse description | Central hexagonal frame encloses a detailed relief of the Monnaie de Paris building above the legend MONNAIE DE PARIS, surrounded by thirteen five-pointed stars. The word FRANCE appears repeatedly along the sides of the hexagon, with the date 2008 inscribed on the left and right sides and EVM at the bottom. The outer annulus bears the word France rendered in eight languages in various scripts. |
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