© Raoul Dusentier
© Raoul Dusentier
Jeton touristique - Monnaie de Paris - Figeac - Cité natale de Champollion
2021 year| Nordic gold | 15.8 g | 34 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Year | 2021 |
| Composition | Nordic gold |
| Weight | 15.8 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#302028 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Stylized representation of France with the logo of the Monnaie de Paris inside.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MADE IN FRANCE • FRAPPÉ EN FRANCE
MONNAIE
DE PARIS
• 2021 •
Edge
Milled
Comment
Jean-François Champollion dit Champollion le Jeune, born December 23, 1790 in Figeac (Lot) and died March 4, 1832 in Paris, was a French Egyptologist.The first to decipher hieroglyphs, Champollion is considered the father of Egyptology. He said of himself: "I am everything to Egypt, she is everything to me".
