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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Sainte-Chapelle
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a detailed relief view of the Sainte-Chapelle Gothic chapel on the Île de la Cité, Paris, showing its characteristic spire and buttresses. The legend 'SAINTE-CHAPELLE' arcs across the upper field, while the issuer legend 'caisse nationale des monuments historiques et des sites' runs along the lower periphery, flanked by a small decorative rosette at right. |
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| Reverse description | The central device features an octagonal cartouche enclosing a relief depiction of the Monnaie de Paris building facade above the bold legend 'MONNAIE DE PARIS' and the large stylized text 'MILLENNIUM'. Twelve five-pointed stars ring the cartouche, with the dates '2001' flanking the central design at left and right. The outer legend reads 'COLLECTION NATIONALE' at top and 'MÉDAILLE OFFICIELLE' at bottom, with 'EDITION LIMITÉE' and 'LIMITED EDITION' inscribed within the cartouche above and below the stars respectively. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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