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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Velib' Le couple et Montmartre
| Location | France |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Weight | 17.7 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a couple riding Vélib' bicycles across a cobblestone street, with the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur of Montmartre rendered in fine relief in the background. The man's scarf and the woman's bag billow in the wind, and a small bird is shown in flight to the right. The legend 'velib'' appears in stylized lowercase script in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | velib' |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a central recessed circle containing a detailed relief depiction of the Monnaie de Paris building facade, with the legend 'MONNAIE DE PARIS' in two lines below it. A ring of stars surrounds the central device, and the outer border bears the word 'FRANCE' in large letters at the top, flanked by the name of France rendered in multiple world scripts and languages running around the full circumference. |
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