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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Tour de Crest Le plus haut donjon de France
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a detailed relief view of the medieval keep of Crest (Tour de Crest), the tallest donjon in France at 52 metres, showing its massive stone walls and battlements with vegetation at the base. The upper legend reads TOUR DE CREST and the curved lower legend reads Le plus haut donjon de France, with the height designation 52 m in the right field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central hexagonal frame encloses a relief depiction of the Monnaie de Paris building facade with six five-pointed stars above and six below, and the legend MONNAIE DE PARIS across the center. The word FRANCE appears on the upper and lower sides of the hexagon, with the date 2009 on the left and right sides. The outer peripheral legend contains the name of France written in eight languages, separated by tildes, reading around the full circumference. |
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