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Jeton touristique - Monnaie de Paris - Fort de Salses
Nordic gold | 15.92 g | 34 mm |
Location | France |
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Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
Years | 2021-2023 |
Composition | Nordic gold |
Weight | 15.92 g |
Diameter | 34 mm |
Thickness | 2.5 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-12 |
Numista | N#337941 |
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Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
French text in seven languages on the periphery. Monnaie de Paris symbol at 12 o'clock. Various pictograms of the Centre des Monuments Nationaux converging on the center.
Lettering:
FRANCE ~ FRANKREICH ~ 法国 ~ フランス ~ 2022 ~ فرنسا ~ FRANCIA ~ ФРАНЦИЯ ~
MONNAIE
DE PARIS
CENTRE
DES
MONUMENTS
NATIONAUX
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The narrow coastal strip of 200 meters wide located between the first foothills of the maritime Corbières and the pond of Leucate constituted an obligatory point of passage for any invading army wishing to pass from Languedoc to Roussillon. Indeed, if foot troops could eventually take the steep paths of the Corbières without too much difficulty and thus bypass this position by the heights, it was not the same for the heavy guns of the artillery and the innumerable carts of food, material and ammunition usually accompanying the armies on the march. The "plaine-goulet" of Salses was therefore an obligatory point of passage for these convoys and artillery teams, and the fortress was erected in the middle of it as a real lock controlling the passage. The geostrategic importance of the "goulet" of Salses has been attested to since ancient times by the passage of the Domitian Way and, in more recent times, by the passage of the RN9, the A9 freeway and the railway line from Narbonne to Port-Bou. Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forteresse_de_SalsesPrice
Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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2021 | 800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for Jeton touristique - Monnaie de Paris - Fort de Salses 2021-2023 item.