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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris Ménagerie du jardin des plantes - Orang-outan
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a large adult orangutan in high relief alongside a younger individual, rendered in fine detail. The curved legend around the upper field reads MÉNAGERIE DU JARDIN DES PLANTES, with ORANG-OUTAN and MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE inscribed across the lower central field, and PARIS in the exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | MÉNAGERIE DU JARDIN DES PLANTES • ORANG-OUTAN • MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE • PARIS |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a central shield-shaped cartouche bearing a depiction of the Monnaie de Paris building above the bold legend MONNAIE DE PARIS MILLENNIUM, surrounded by twelve stars and the dates 2001 on either side. The outer legend reads COLLECTION NATIONALE • MÉDAILLE OFFICIELLE, with EDITION LIMITÉE and LIMITED EDITION also inscribed in the field. |
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