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| Location | France |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a detailed relief depiction of the Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, the famous folk-art palace in Hauterives, showing its fantastical architectural structures with towers, palm trees, and sculptural elements. The upper legend reads LE PALAIS IDÉAL DU FACTEUR CHEVAL and the lower legend reads HAUTERIVES, both separated by bullet stops. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the Monnaie de Paris official souvenir medal reverse design, with a central depiction of the Paris Mint building flanked by twelve stars arranged in a shield-like border with the inscriptions EDITION LIMITEE at top and bottom. The outer legend reads COLLECTION NATIONALE around the top and MÉDAILLE OFFICIELLE around the bottom, with the year 2005 appearing on both sides of the central device. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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