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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Citadelle de Besançon Fortification de Vauban
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Souvenir token |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a detailed aerial-view relief of the Citadelle de Besançon, Vauban's star fortress perched above rocky terrain. The peripheral legend reads 'CITADELLE DE BESANÇON' at top and 'Fortification de Vauban' at bottom, with the secondary inscription 'PATRIMOINE MONDIAL DE L'UNESCO' arcing across the upper field. |
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| Reverse description | The central device features the facade of the Monnaie de Paris building in relief within a recessed circle, with the legend 'MONNAIE DE PARIS' below and the date '2013' in the exergue. An inner ring of 27 stars surrounds the central device, while the outer peripheral band bears the word 'France' rendered in eight languages in Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and other scripts. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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