Ecu de Lambesc

Features

Location France
Period Fifth Republic (1958-date)
Type Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro
Year 1993
Value 1 ECU (1 XEU)
Currency ECU (1979-1999)
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 12.96 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 10 October 1993
Number
N#
321158

Commemorative issue

European ECU WeekAutomatically translated

Obverse

In the center, the square tower of the Porte de Salon, topped by a campanile housing 4 Jacquemart automatons. Three birds in the sky. Surrounding it: the different name of the Dir. of the Paris mint, a cornucopia followed by a 2 (for Ag 2) followed by Lambesc, European week of the Ecu.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LAMBESC
2
Semaine Européenne de l'Ecu

Engraver: Gérard Buquoy

Designer: Jean-Louis LECLAIR

Reverse

In the center, the Lambesc Ecu (in 3 lines) surrounded by a circle. Inside this circle, at the bottom, the monogram of the Atelier de gravure de Pessac de la Monnaie de Paris, composed of the lower-case letters D.P (Daniel Ponce) and G.B (Gérard Buquoy). Around and close to the circle, the 12 stars of Europe; on a second line, on the periphery: the town's coat of arms/ LES COMMERCANTS LAMBESCAINS/ CA / DU 4 AU 10 OCTOBRE 1993Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LES COMMERCANTS LAMBESCAINS
Ecu de Lambesc
DU 4 AU 10 OCTOBRE 1993

Engraver: Gérard Buquoy

Designer: Jean-Louis LECLAIR

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1993  530 (fr) 500 numérotés de 1 à 500 plus 30 non numérotés

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