Fontaine de Vaucluse - Moulin à papier Vallis Clausa cinquantenaire

Commemorative issue

50th anniversary of the museum

Obverse

Water wheel of the paper mill in Fontaine de Vaucluse, a French commune in the Vaucluse département, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'azur region. Fiftieth anniversary year

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50 Ans
1973-2023
Vallis Clausa
Le Moulin à Papier de Provence

Reverse

Stylized map of France with the Monnaie de Paris logo in a circle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MADE IN FRANCE • FRAPPÉ EN FRANCE
MONNAIE
DE PARIS
• 2023 •

Edge

Reeded

© PLH28 (CC BY-NC-SA)

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Comments

The water of the Sorgue has played a vital role in the economy of this region. Using its power, paper mills appeared in the 15th century. The jewel in the crown of local industry, paper mills, in particular Papeteries Navarre and its factory in Galas, ensured the prosperity of the area until 1950, when modernity overtook them and replaced them locally with tourism and crafts. Today, there is still a paper mill in the village. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

L'eau de la Sorgue a joué un rôle primordial pour l’économie de ce territoire. En utilisant sa force, des moulins à papier ont fait leur apparition au XVe siècle. Fleuron de l'industrie locale, la papeterie et en particulier les Papeteries Navarre et son usine de Galas assura jusqu'en 1950 la prospérité du lieu avant d’être dépassée par la modernité et remplacée localement au profit du tourisme et de l'artisanat. Il reste aujourd'hui une papeterie au village. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

See also

• Museum
• Industry

• Vallis Clausa - Le moulin à papier de Provence

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
2023											JTC# FR84-3850 Jean Imhof, François Blanchet; 2015. Cotation des jetons touristiques. Éditions de la Monnaie, La Mothe-Achard, France.

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