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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Château des Baux Le trébuchet
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a detailed relief depicting the ruined castle walls of Les Baux-de-Provence set against rocky outcrops on the left, with a large trebuchet siege engine in the right foreground. The upper legend reads CHATEAU DES BAUX and the lower legend reads LES BAUX DE PROVENCE, both following the coin's periphery. |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts the facade of the Monnaie de Paris building in low relief, with the legend MONNAIE DE PARIS below it. Surrounding this central motif is a ring of 28 stars, with FRANCE at 12 o'clock and the date 2013 at 6 o'clock. The outer border carries the word France rendered in eight languages in their respective scripts. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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