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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Fortifications Vauban Patrimoine Mondial de l'Unesco - 2008-2013
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a bust-length portrait of Vauban in period military dress and curled wig, set against a schematic star-shaped fortification plan in the field. The peripheral legend reads FORTIFICATIONS DE VAUBAN at top and PATRIMOINE MONDIAL DE L'UNESCO at bottom, with the commemorative inscription 5 ANS · 2008 · 2013 in the lower field marking the fifth anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage listing. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a raised depiction of the Monnaie de Paris building facade within a sunken central circle, with the legend MONNAIE DE PARIS below and the year 2013 at the bottom of the circle. A ring of 27 small stars surrounds the central circle, and the outer periphery bears the word France rendered in eight languages. |
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