25 Ecus - Dole Louis Pasteur

25 Ecus - Dole (Louis Pasteur) - obverse25 Ecus - Dole (Louis Pasteur) - reverse

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Features

Location France
Type Fantasy items › ECU & Pre 1999 Euro
Year 1995
Value 25 ECU (25 XEU)
Currency ECU (1979-1999)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 14.25 g
Diameter 32 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 5 June 1995
Number
N#
206618

Commemorative issue

Centenary of the death of Louis Pasteur, a native of the townAutomatically translated

Obverse

Portrait of Louis Pasteur surmounted by the phrase running along the scroll: .1822 LOUIS PASTEUR 1895 .
at the bottom of the piece on two lines:
COMMEMORATION
1995Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1822 LOUIS PASTEUR 1895

COMMEMORATION
1995

Engravers: Nicolas Salagnac, gisèle simon

Reverse

15 stars along the right-hand side of the listel (representing the 15 countries that made up the European Community at the time)
on the left half of the coin: top of the Dole bell tower
on the right half: 5 lines:
25
Ecus
from
DOLE
June 3.5, 95Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
25
Ecus
de
DOLE
3.5 juin 95

Engraver: Nicolas Salagnac

Edge

Plain

Comments

Issued by the Association Numismatique de Dole et de sa région to commemorate the centenary of Louis Pasteur's death and to raise awareness of the future coinage in Dole. It was issued from June 3 to 5, 1995, with the right to redeem during this period at all voluntary retailers in the town, with the oral authorization of the Treasury. It could be redeemed from June 12 to 17, 1995 at Banque Populaire counters.
Two coins were minted: 3 ecus for 20 francs and 25 ecus for 170 francs.
The minting was carried out by FIA 69572 DARDILLY
Ateliers FIA

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1995  1 000

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