© Comptoir des Monnaies
© Comptoir des Monnaies
Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Musée du Louvre La Pyramide
2001 year| Copper-aluminium-nickel | 15.8 g | 34 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Year | 2001 |
| Composition | Copper-aluminium-nickel |
| Weight | 15.8 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#186718 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 85% |
Reverse
Building of the Monnaie de Paris in the center in a hexagon. Six stars under the two upper sides of the hexagon. Three stars above the lower sides in the hexagon.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
• COLLECTION NATIONALE •
EDITON LIMITEE
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2001 MONNAIE DE PARIS 2001
MILLENNIUM
★ ★ ★
LIMITED ETITION
• MÉDAILLE OFFICIELLE •
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The Louvre Pyramid is a pyramid made of glass and metal, located in the middle of the Napoleon courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris. It houses the main entrance of the museum. It was first inaugurated by President François Mitterrand on March 4, 1988, and a second time on March 29, 1989.Commissioned by François Mitterrand in 1983, the pyramid was designed by the Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei. The metal structure that supports the glass cladding is made of steel and aluminum and weighs 200 tons; it rises to 21.64 meters on a square base of 35.42 meters side. It is covered with 603 rhombuses and 70 triangles of glass and is the first major construction to use laminated glass.
The pyramid caused great controversy when it was presented in 1984.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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