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© kikino (CC BY-NC)
Token - Médailles et Patrimoine Fontaine de Vaucluse
| - | 15.15 g | 34 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | Médailles et Patrimoine |
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Years | 2010-2017 |
| Weight | 15.15 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#106432 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 86% |
Reverse
In the center, representation of the map of the European Union above the inscriptions "European collection" on several lines.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MEDAILLES ET PATRIMOINE
COLLECTION EUROPEENNE
2016
Edge
Milled
Comment
The column, dedicated to Petrarch, was erected in 1804 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Italian poet's birth. The column stood for twenty-five years in the basin of the fountain itself.Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch (1304-1374), lived in Fontaine de Vaucluse and composed several works, including Canzoniere ("Book of Songs") written in Tuscan, his native language. This work celebrates a long passion developed in the author by the sight of a woman called Laure in the church of Sainte-Claire in Avignon.
