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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Ossuaire de Douaumont Bataille de Verdun - 1916-2006
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Souvenir token |
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| Obverse description | The central field depicts a panoramic view of the Douaumont Ossuary with its distinctive tower and long gallery building, surrounded by a foreground of military cemetery crosses. The circular legend around the rim reads OSSUAIRE DE DOUAUMONT and BATAILLE DE VERDUN, separated by bullet-point stops. The dates 1916 and 2006 appear in the field to the right of the tower, commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the Monnaie de Paris shield-shaped logo in the center, depicting the facade of the Paris Mint building above the legend MONNAIE DE PARIS, surrounded by twelve five-pointed stars and the inscriptions EDITION LIMITEE and LIMITED EDITION. The outer circular legend reads COLLECTION NATIONALE and MEDAILLE OFFICIELLE, with the year 2005 appearing on both sides flanking the central device. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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