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Token - Eiffel Tower
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1889 |
| Type | Souvenir token |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Eiffel Tower in high relief surrounded by a panoramic skyline of famous monuments at reduced comparative scale, including the Invalides, Notre-Dame de Cologne, the Opéra, the Panthéon, St. Peter's Basilica, the Arc de Triomphe, and others. A two-column legend in the upper field reads: 'LES TRAVAUX ONT COMMENCÉ LE 27 JANV. 1887' on the left and 'LE MONUMENT A ÉTÉ INAUGURÉ LE 6 MAI 1889' on the right. In the lower exergue, comparative heights of the listed monuments are inscribed, with 'TOUR EIFFEL 300' appearing last. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Usine Métallurgique Parisienne, Paris, France |
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