Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris (Eglise de la Madeleine - Le Ravissement) 2011 front Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris (Eglise de la Madeleine - Le Ravissement) 2011 back
Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris (Eglise de la Madeleine - Le Ravissement) 2011 photo
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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris Eglise de la Madeleine - Le Ravissement

2011 year
Copper-aluminium-nickel - 34 mm
Description
Location
France
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Year
2011
Composition
Copper-aluminium-nickel
Diameter
34 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#188677
Rarity index
91%

Reverse

On the periphery the word France written in eight languages. Circle made of France 2011 at 12 o'clock and 27 stars. In the center, the building of the Monnaie de Paris in a hexagon.

Lettering:
צרפת ~ फ्रांस ~ FRANCIA ~ ФРАНЦИЯ ~ FRANKREICH ~ 法国 ~ فرنسا ~ フランス ~
FRANCE 2011
MONNAIE DE PARIS
EVM

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Its construction was spread over 85 years due to the political turmoil in France at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. The political changes of the time led to several changes in its purpose and plans. Conceived by Napoleon I as a Greek temple dedicated to the glory of his Grande Armée in 1806, the building was almost transformed in 1837 into a railway station, the first in Paris, before becoming a church in 1845. Under the pediment, the Latin inscription "D.O.M. SVB. INVOC. S. M. MAGDALENAE" ("Domino Optimo Maximo sub invocatione Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae") means "To the very good and great God, under the invocation of Saint Mary Magdalene". The building is 108 meters long, 43 meters wide, 30 meters high and is surrounded by 52 Corinthian columns. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_de_la_Madeleine