Coin French Mint LE LOUIS D'OR - 10 Euros Silver BE 2017 (MDP)

10 Euros FRANCE 2017.

Series : Sower
Theme : The Louis d'Or.

Quality : BE (Belle Epreuve).
Edition : 5 000 copies.
Silver 900 ‰ - 22,2 g - Ø 37 mm.

On the reverse, the composition refers to 3 major French kings named Louis, symbolic of the flourishing Ancien Régime. The Louis d'Or circulated in France during their reign. Louis XIII is represented by the face and reverse of an original Louis minted during his reign which marked the creation of this emblematic coin. Louis XIV is depicted as a bust on the right side of the coin, giving the Sun King his majesty. Finally, Louis XV is depicted leading the French troops at the Battle of Fontenoy, the famous French victory from which the quotation "Messieurs les Anglais, tirez les premiers" ("Englishmen, shoot first") comes.

The Face represents Roty's Sower in a more contemporary setting: surrounded by the 12 stars of the European flag, the female figure is framed by the French flag in heraldry (horizontal lines for blue, smooth for white, vertical lines for red), as well as the year on either side of her legs. The different names of the Monnaie de Paris and the Atelier de Gravure are located under the feet of the Sower, the word RF under her right arm.