Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris (Eglise de la Madeleine - Le Ravissement) 2017 front Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris (Eglise de la Madeleine - Le Ravissement) 2017 back
Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris (Eglise de la Madeleine - Le Ravissement) 2017 photo
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Monnaie de Paris Tourist Token - Paris Eglise de la Madeleine - Le Ravissement

2017 year
Nordic gold 15.89 g 34 mm
Description
Location
France
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Year
2017
Composition
Nordic gold
Weight
15.89 g
Diameter
34 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#188678
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

Starred listel in periphery with vintage at 6H.
Building and text in the center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MONNAIE
DE PARIS
2017

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