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Token - Souvenirs et Patrimoine Tour Eiffel ND
2013 yearGold clad iron | 30.55 g | 40 mm |
Location | France |
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Issuing entity | Souvenirs et Patrimoine |
Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
Year | 2013 |
Composition | Gold clad iron |
Weight | 30.55 g |
Diameter | 40 mm |
Thickness | 3.2 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled, Coloured |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Updated | 2024-11-12 |
Numista | N#74748 |
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Rarity index | 89% |
Reverse
Colored coat of arms of the city of Paris. Map of France with the region Île-de-France colored in red.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOUVENIRS ET PATRIMOINE
PARIS - FRANCE
Edge
Reeded
Comment
(1358, 1699) Gules, a ship equipped and clothed Argent, sailing on waves of the same issuing from the base; on a chief cousu Azure semé of fleurs-de-lis Or. https://armorialdefrance.fr/75-Paris.phpBuilt in two years by Gustave Eiffel and his collaborators for the 1889 Paris World's Fair, celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution, and originally named the "300-metre tower", it has become the symbol of the French capital and a major tourist attraction: it was the fourth most visited paying cultural site in France in 2016, with 5.9 million visitors. Since it opened to the public, it has welcomed over 300 million visitors.https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Eiffel